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Ingredients

• ✓ haricot vert
• pine nut
• basil
• parmesan cheese
• olive oil
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• vegetable stock
• russet potato
• trofie pasta
• lemon

Instructions

1. 1 Start by making the pesto: Heat a dry pan over medium-low heat. Add pine nuts and roast, tossing occasionally, until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a food processor.
2. 2 Add basil, Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup olive oil, and garlic to the pine nuts; pulse until pesto is smooth. Add more olive oil if pesto is too thick. Season with salt and pepper and let rest for 1 hour.
3. 3 Prepare pasta: Bring vegetable stock to a boil in a large pot. Add haricots verts and boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer, add potato, and cook until both are fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon, leaving broth in the pot.
4. 4 Add trofie pasta to the broth and boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 8 minutes for dry pasta and 3 to 4 minutes for fresh. Drain.
5. 5 Combine potatoes, green beans, and pasta with the reserved pesto and toss together. Plate immediately with a wedge of lemon.

By Brian Genest

Ingredients

• ✓ haricot vert
• egg
• salmon
• salt
• olive oil
• cherry tomato
• kalamata olive
• bibb lettuce
• green bell pepper
• tender young green bean
• red potato
• black pepper
• salt
• olive oil
• garlic
• dijon mustard
• lemon juice
• sherry vinegar

Instructions

1. 1 To make the vinaigrette: Combine sherry vinegar, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and minced garlic in a small bowl; stir briskly. Whisk in olive oil, 1 tablespoon at a time, until well combined. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
2. 2 Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. Add green beans and boil until beans are bright-green and tender crisp, 5 to 8 minutes.
3. 3 Sieve out green beans and place in an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Drain and place in a large bowl.
4. 4 Drain potatoes, cool slightly, slice in half, and add to the bowl with the green beans. Add bell pepper and drizzle vinaigrette on top; toss until vegetables are well coated.
5. 5 Line a serving plate with lettuce leaves and arrange prepared potatoes, green beans, and pepper strips on top. Evenly place olive halves around the salad.
6. 6 Lightly toss sliced cherry tomatoes with olive oil and salt; arrange around the plate. Place salmon on top of salad. Slice egg in half, and place one half of the egg on each side of the plate. Serve.

By Bibi

Ingredients

• ✓ haricot vert
• chervil
• red onion
• olive
• cherry tomato
• grape tomato
• carrot
• black pepper
• kosher salt
• olive oil
• ginger
• jalapeno pepper
• mustard
• honey
• dill
• thyme
• parsley
• shallot
• soy sauce
• lime juice
• lemon juice
• orange juice
• red wine vinegar
• ahi tuna steak
• red pepper flakes
• parsley
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Stir together 1/2 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon parsley, and red pepper flakes. Toss tuna with marinade, and set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Pour vinegar, orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, and soy sauce into the bowl of a blender. Add shallot, 1 tablespoon parsley, thyme, dill, honey, Dijon mustard, jalapeno, and ginger. Blend on high until smooth, then add 3/4 cups olive oil in a slow, steady stream with the blender running. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and set aside.
3. 3 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Fill another large container with half ice, half cold water, and set aside. Add the haricots verts to the boiling water, and cook until just tender, 35 to 40 seconds. Remove from the water, and immediately plunge into the ice water to cool. Next, blanch the carrots until just tender, about 1 1/2 minutes; chill in ice water until cold.
4. 4 When the vegetables are cold, remove from the ice water and pat dry. Place into a large bowl, and toss with the halved tomatoes, olives, onion, and chervil; set aside.
5. 5 Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat until very hot. Remove tuna steaks from marinade, and wipe off excess marinade. Season the tuna to taste with salt and pepper, then sear in hot skillet to desired doneness, about 1 minute per side for rare.
6. 6 To assemble, toss the vegetable salad with enough dressing to lightly coat. Divide the salad among 4 plates, and place a seared tuna steak on top of each. Drizzle with additional dressing to serve.

By Ryan Nomura