Name: Summer slaw
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 150 gm green beans, trimmed; 1 sugarloaf cabbage, shredded (see note); 5 golden shallots, thinly sliced; ½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves (firmly packed); 1/3 cup each of (firmly packed) mint leaves and dill sprigs; 1 cup watercress sprigs; Dressing; 160 ml extra-virgin olive oil (2/3 cup); 60 ml Forum Chardonnay vinegar (see note) (¼ cup)

Summer slaw

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for summer slaw by Andrew and Matt McConnell

Ingredients

150 gm green beans, trimmed

1 sugarloaf cabbage, shredded (see note)

5 golden shallots, thinly sliced

½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves (firmly packed)

1/3 cup each of (firmly packed) mint leaves and dill sprigs

1 cup watercress sprigs

Dressing

160 ml extra-virgin olive oil (2/3 cup)

60 ml Forum Chardonnay vinegar (see note) (¼ cup)

Method

Main

1.For the dressing, whisk ingredients in a small bowl to combine and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

2.Blanch beans in a saucepan of boiling salted water and refresh in a bowl of iced water, then drain and slice diagonally.

3.Combine beans, cabbage and shallots in a bowl, add dressing, season to taste, toss gently to combine, then stand for 15 minutes.Add herbs, toss gently to combine and serve.

Sugarloaf cabbage is slightly sweeter than other cabbages and is distinguished by its cone-shaped head. It is available from farmers’ markets. If unavailable, substitute with white or Savoy cabbage. Forum Chardonnay vinegar is Spanish white wine vinegar. It’s available from
and select delicatessens. If unavailable, substitute with a good-quality white wine vinegar.
Notes

Andrew

Matt McConnell

Styling by Emma Knowles

Ingredients

Method

Main

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