New Potato And Green Bean Salad

One is struck with the personality of this text [Mt. 11:28]. There are two persons in it, 'you' and 'me'... Jesus says, 'Come to Me, not to anybody else but to Me.' He does not say, 'Come to hear a sermon about Me' but 'Come to Me, to My work and person.' You will observe that no one is put between you and Christ... Come to Jesus directly, even to Jesus Himself. You do want a mediator between yourselves and God, but you do not want a mediator between yourselves and Jesus... To Him we may look at once, with unveiled face, guilty as we are. To Him we may come, just as we are, without anyone to recommend us or plead for us or make a bridge for us to Jesus... You, as you are, are to come to Christ as He is, and the promise is that on your coming to Him he will give you rest. That is the assurance of Jesus Himself, and there is no deception in it... You see there are two persons. Let everybody else vanish, and let these two be left alone, to transact heavenly business with each other.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	French		6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Balsamic vinegar
2	T	Dijon mustard
2	T	Fresh lemon juice
1		Clove garlic, minced
1/2	c	Extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2	lb	Small red-skinned potatoes
		stems trimmed
3/4	lb	Haricots verts or other
		green beans** stems
		trimmed
1		Red onion, coarsely chopped
1/4	c	Fresh basil, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

For Dressing: Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Gradually
whisk in oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Dressing can be
made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature  and
rewhisk before using.)  For Salad: Steam potatoes until tender. Cool;
cut into quarters. Cook  green beans in large pot of boiling salted
water until crisp-tender,  about 5 minutes. Drain. Transfer beans to
bowl of ice water and cool.  Drain. Cut beans in half. Combine green
beans, potatoes, onion and  basil in large bowl. Add dressing; toss to
coat. Season with salt and  pepper. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead;
cover and let stand at room  temperature.)  ** When I can't find fresh
beans, I use a package of frozen french  style green beans and thaw in
a colander (to allow draining of any  excess liquid).  Recipe by: Bon
Appetite July 1994  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Carriej999@aol.com on
Feb 4, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 574 Calories From Fat: 340 Total Fat: 37.8g Cholesterol: 121.9mg Sodium: 315.3mg Potassium: 483.4mg Carbohydrates: 22.6g Fiber: 6.5g Sugar: 2.8g Protein: 35.5g