Petits Haricots Verts & Cheddar

Green beans and hard cheese are a winning combo. A spontaneous combo whipped up tonight. Very basic but so packed with flavor, especially the bottom of the bowl when the green beans are gone but the dressed cheese remains.

best quality petits haricots verts

mild white cheddar cheese

EVOO

squeeze of lemon juice

maldon sea salt

fresh ground pepper

piment d'espelette

chopped chives

chopped chervil

chopped parsley

1. steam green beans until just cooked (not crunchy), let cool a few minutes
2. chop the cheese into tiny cubes (to fit four on a thumbnail); the proportion of cheese to beans should be almost 1:2
3. add all ingredients to taste; be very generous with the chives and chervil
4. toss well, let marinate for 10 mins or so