Food Recipes Salads Vegetable Salads Summer Vegetable and Potato Salad with Anchovy Dressing 5.0 (1,327) Add your rating & review This colorful salad of green and yellow beans and waxy potatoes reminds Jonathan Benno of his brief stint in the kitchen at Al Di Là, a wildly popular Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. His friend Anna Klinger, the chef and co-owner, taught him how to make this deliciously tangy dressing, a mix of anchovies, poached garlic and olive oil.Plus: More Vegetable Recipes and Tips By Jonathan Benno Jonathan Benno Why he won Because he prepares clever, indulgent food that complements his boss Thomas Keller's but is completely his own.Born Bridgeport, Connecticut; 1969.Education Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, New York.Experience Aqua in San Francisco; the French Laundry in Yountville, California; Daniel, Les Célébrités, Gramercy Tavern and Craft, all in New York City.Career turning point "I was a horrible cook for a while. My eureka moment came somewhere around CIA/Aqua/the French Laundry; it was an eight-year turning point."Chef hero Legendary French chef Alain Chapel. "I have a picture of him in my office. He represents the classic image of a Michelin three-star chef who was utterly devoted to one restaurant."Favorite cheap eat Havana-Chelsea, a Cuban lunch counter on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. "I eat whatever's on the steam table that they're calling a special."Most heroic moment Helping the staff evacuate Per Se the night a fire broke out during their first week. WEB EXCLUSIVE! Read more of our interview with Jonathan Benno Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 17, 2018 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: © Quentin Bacon Active Time: 25 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 4 ounces yellow wax beans 4 ounces thin green beans 6 garlic cloves 2 bay leaves 1 thyme sprig 1 rosemary sprig 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns 12 small fingerling potatoes, scrubbed but not peeled 2 oil-packed anchovy fillets 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar Salt and freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1/2 teaspoon chopped marjoram 12 cherry tomatoes, halved Directions In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the yellow beans until just tender, 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the beans to a baking sheet and let cool. Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until just tender, 2 minutes. Using the slotted spoon, add the green beans to the baking sheet. Let cool, then pat dry. Add the garlic, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary and peppercorns to the boiling water. Add the potatoes and simmer over moderately high heat until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes, reserving the garlic cloves. Discard the seasonings. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, soak the anchovies in the milk for 10 minutes. Drain the anchovies, then coarsely chop them and transfer to a blender. Add the olive oil and the reserved garlic and puree. With the machine on, slowly add the vinegar. Scrape the dressing into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley and marjoram. Slice the boiled potatoes 1/4 inch thick and put them in a large bowl. Add half of the anchovy dressing and toss gently. Add the yellow and green beans, the cherry tomatoes and the remaining dressing, toss gently and serve. Originally appeared: August 2005 Rate It Print