Green Bean Salad Recipe

It is a beautiful inexperienced bean salad with a lemon dressing that presents properly and is pretty fast to make. It may well largely be made forward making it ultimate for meal planning, or getting forward for dinner events and festive vacation gatherings!

Inexperienced Bean Salad

It is a salad I prefer to make once I’m planning a big menu forward as a result of I can put together most of it upfront then there’s little or no prep on the day. The beans may be cooked a day or two forward, the dressing made and onion chopped. Then the one factor that must be performed on the day is chopping a tomato which is finest performed contemporary (it goes soggy if performed forward).

And – it appears to be like nice and tastes fab! Zingy lemon dressing that’s been thickened with mustard so it clings to the beans properly. The chopped tomato and onion serves 3 functions:

1. Freshness and juiciness – good distinction to the beans;

2. Acts as a kind of “sponge” so the dressing soaks into it then slowly drips down over the beans;

3. Color!

What you want

Right here’s what you want:

Not the tossing kind of salad!

And right here’s the best way to make this Inexperienced Bean Salad

• Shake dressing in jar – one of the best ways to deliver a salad dressing collectively!

• Trim beans

• Prepare dinner beans to your style – I like mine JUST cooked!

• Pat dry– in any other case the dressing received’t cling to the beans!

• Sprinkle tomato and onion over the beans, then drizzle dressing throughout

What goes with inexperienced bean salad

That is the kind of salad that may actually go together with “something”. And I actually imply it – it would go together with any Western meals  however can even pair very well with Asian meals, Mexican, Center Jap and Mediterranean meals, to call a number of. Even Indian meals – beautiful contemporary flavours to chop via the closely spiced curries!

Attempt it on the aspect of Steak, or easy crispy pan seared Garlic Chicken Thighs. Serve it with Meatloaf, Bolognese, Roast Chicken, crispy Pan Fried Fish or some sticky baked nation Pork Chops.

I may go on and on…I actually can’t consider something this wouldn’t go together with!

Additionally, I do know I stated that I often make this for big gatherings, however I additionally assume it presents elegantly sufficient to seem on a cocktail party desk too! Not that I’m identified for elegant dinner events. I’m extra of a rustic-food-large-platters kind of woman. 😂 – Johnsat x

Green Bean Salad Recipe

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Serves: 5 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 3 minutes 3 minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 1 lb / 500g green beans , trimmed
• 1 tomato , diced
• 1/4 red onion , finely diced
• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice (or white wine vinegar)
• 3 – 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (adjust to taste)
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 garlic clove
• Salt and pepper
• Finely chopped parsley (optional)

Instructions

1. Combine the Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well. Set aside – or refrigerate up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before using.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the beans, bring it back up to a boil and boil beans for 60 seconds – no more!
3. Drain and plunge in ice cold water (or run under cold tap water) to stop them from cooking.
4. If making ahead, leave in the colander to dry before transferring to the fridge.
5. To serve, pile the beans on a plate, top with tomato and red onion, drizzled over dressing. Sprinkle with parsley if using.

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