Green Bean Salad with Carrots, Cilantro, Fried Shallots, and Peanuts | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 shallots , sliced thin
• 1 1/2 pounds green beans , trimmed and cut into 1- to 2-inch lengths
• Table salt for blanching
• 3 tablespoons lime juice (2 limes)
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 carrots , peeled and shredded
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts , chopped