New Potato Salad With Lemon Crème Fraiche

Ingredients

1/2 lb. new potato
1/4 lb. thin fresh green beans
1/4 lb. thin fresh wax beans
2 lemon, zested, finely, grated
juice from half a lemon
1 cup crème fraiche
3 tsp fresh thyme, leaves
coarse salt or fleur de sel

Directions

1.Place new potatoes in a pot of salted water.
2.Bring to a gentle boil and cook until a knife can go easily through the potatoes. Drain water from potatoes and allow to cool.
3.Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
4.Add the green beans and cook two to three minutes, depending on the thickness. Do not overcook, as you want to retain colour and crunch texture.
5.When cooked, remove the beans from the water and immediately immerse in ice water. Remove beans from water and drain well. Repeat process for wax beans.
6.In a small bowl combine lemon zest, lemon juice, crème fraiche and thyme.
7.Mix well. Season with salt and pepper.
8.Cut new potatoes in half (if to large).
9.Cut beans into 1-½ to 2 inch pieces.
10.Place beans and potatoes in a large bowl and toss with lemon thyme crème fraiche.
11.Season with fleur de sel or coarse salt and freshly ground pepper.