Ingredients

  • 12 oz. green beans, ends trimmed
  • 1/2 c. toasted pine nuts
  • 1 c. crumbled Gorgonzola or any Blue cheese
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 clove garlic, finely minced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 head radicchio (if desired)

Method

  • Cook green beans; cut in 1/2 or 1/3.
  • Toast pine nuts.
  • Mix vinegar, oil, garlic, salt and pepper until well blended.
  • Toss with beans in the dressing and add the cheese and nuts.
  • Separate the leaves of radicchio.
  • Wash and dry.
  • Arrange on salad plates and spoon the bean salad on top.