Green Bean Salad with Carrots, Cilantro, Fried Shallots, and Peanuts

Name: Green Bean Salad with Carrots, Cilantro, Fried Shallots, and Peanuts
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, vegetable oil; 2 , shallots, sliced thin; 1 1/2 pounds, green beans, trimmed and cut into 1- to 2-inch lengths; , Table salt for blanching; 3 tablespoons, lime juice (2 limes); 2 tablespoons, fish sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, paprika; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 2 , carrots, peeled and shredded; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh cilantro; 1/4 cup, dry-roasted peanuts, chopped

Side Dishes
Vegetables
Salads

By Andrew Janjigian ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2019

For deeply flavored, tender, bright-green beans for salad, we looked to the sea.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 55 minutes

Green Bean Salad with Carrots, Cilantro, Fried Shallots, and Peanuts

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