String Bean and Onion Salad (Watkins Salad Book, 1949)

String Bean and Onion Salad
Watkins Salad Book, 1949

1 1/2 lbs green beans
1 large sweet onion
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup vinegar (dilute with water if too strong)
Watkins Pepper

Wash beans thoroughly, remove strings and ends, and cut lengthwise. Cook in boiling salted water (1 tsp salt to a quart of water) only until tender. Drain.

Cut onion fine, add hot beans, olive oil, sugar, pepper and vinegar. Chill and let stand an hour to flavor.  Serve on crisp lettuce.