Avocado and Watercress Salad with Green Beans Recipe - (5/5)

Ingredients

• 1 large ripe, creamy avocado, such as Hass
• juice of one lemon
• 1 medium shallot, minced
• 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for boiling water
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 oz green beans, trimmed and cut into 1″ pieces
• 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced thinly
• 1 bunch watercress, thick stems removed
• 1/2 cup whole mint leaves, loosely packed
• lemon wedges as garnish