Green Bean Salad

This side is great to go with any meal! Serve cold or hot. It's light, healthy, and refreshing!

1 bunch of fresh green beans
1 red onion sliced very very thin
1 clove of garlic finely chopped
1 1/2 tbsp of sea salt
1 1/2 tbsp of coarse pepper
1 lemon zested
2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil (I prefer light)
2 tbsp of red wine vinegar

1. Cut and wash the green beans.
2. Steam them. If serving hot, steam them until soft and keep them hot. If serving cold then steam them until cooked but still crunchy and immediately put hot green beans in an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
3. While the green beans are steaming, slice 1/2 of the red onion very thin. You should almost be able to see through it and the slices should break up to become thin strings of onion.
4. Finely chop the garlic and zest the lemon.
5. Once the green beans are done cooking (if serving cold then this will come after the grean beans have chilled) put them into a large bowl.
6. Add the onion, garlic, lemon zest, salt pepper, olive oil, and red wine vinegar to the green beans and toss.

This side goes great served cold on a summer night with BBQ!