Brown Rice and Green Bean Salad

Brown Rice and Green Bean Salad

Ingredients:
water, bottled, generic
rice, white, long-grain, regular, unenriched, cooked without salt
beans, snap, green, raw
spices, tarragon, dried
oil, olive, salad or cooking

Directions:
In a 2-quart heavy saucepan bring 2 cups water, salted, to a boil and stir in rice.
Cook rice, covered, over moderately low heat until water is absorbed, about 40 minutes.
Refresh rice in a colander under cold water and drain.
While rice is cooking, in a small saucepan of boiling salted water blanch beans 2 minutes and drain in colander.
Rinse beans under cold water and drain.
In a bowl toss together rice, beans, tarragon, oil, and salt and pepper to taste.