Haricot vert, pear, and goat cheese salad
3
Points®
Total Time
40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This easy, elegant salad is tangy and sweet, creamy and crisp, making it ideal for a weeknight meal, holiday dinner, or gathering of any kind. Serve it at room temperature or chilled. While haricots verts mean green beans in French, there’s more than the name to differentiate it from American green bean varieties. Haricots verts are longer, thinner, more tender, and have a more robust flavor. Use your favorite variety of apples in place of the pears, if you like. Fuji or Honeycrisp would both be delicious. For a dairy-free version, substitute walnuts or pecans for the cheese.
Ingredients
Balsamic vinegar
½ cup(s)
Packed light brown sugar
2 tsp
Uncooked string beans
1 pound(s), French-cut haricot vert, trimmed
Pear
2 medium, firm but ripe, red-skinned recommended
Soft goat cheese
1½ oz, crumbled
Table salt
⅛ tsp, or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ tsp, freshly ground, or to taste