Green Bean Salad with Apricot Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 1 ½ ounces ricotta salata or feta cheese
• 1 5-ounce package mixed baby greens
• *Available at cheese shops, some Italian markets and some specialty foods stores.
• ¼ cup chopped dried apricots
• 1 papaya
• 3 tablespoons chopped unsalted dry roasted pistachios
• ¼ cup rice vinegar
• + 2 more ingredients
• • 1 ¼ pounds slender green beans
  • 1 11 ½ -ounce can apricot-pineapple nectar

Boil nectar in medium saucepan until reduced to scant * cup, about 5 minutes. Mix in vinegar and apricots. Let stand until apricots soften, about 15 minutes. Puree mixture in blender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool. Cook green beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-ten...

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