Best Eat Your Beans Easy Fresh Green Bean Salad Recipes

BALSAMIC GREEN BEAN SALAD

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Serve up those green beans in a whole new way-with a green bean salad recipe! The tangy flavors and crunch of these balsamic green beans complement any special meal or holiday potluck. -Megan Spencer, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 16 servings (3/4 cup each).

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 large red onion, chopped
4 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Steps:

Place beans in a 6-qt. stockpot; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook, covered, 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and immediately place in ice water. Drain and pat dry., In a small bowl, whisk oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, garlic powder, mustard and pepper. Drizzle over beans. Add onion; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour. Just before serving, stir in tomatoes and cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 77 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 112mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic exchanges

FRESH GREEN BEAN SALAD

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I had a similar salad from a deli and tried to duplicate it. This is what I ended up with. I think it's fabulous! The deli salad was my first experience trying hearts of palm...now they're a new favorite!

Provided by Engrossed

Categories Salad Dressings

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 lb fresh green beans, rinsed, trimmed and cut in half
10 ounces grape tomatoes, whole
3 ounces fresh Baby Spinach, whole leaves (about 2 cups packed)
1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
2 (14 ounce) cans hearts of palm or 2 (14 ounce) cans marinated hearts of palm, sliced into 1/2-inch slices
1 lemon, juice of (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh oregano, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 g Splenda sugar substitute (optional for a sweet taste) (optional) or 2 g sugar, to taste (optional for a sweet taste) (optional)
feta cheese, to top (optional)

Steps:

Mix salad ingredients together.
Mix dressing ingredients together (except the feta).
Toss everything together.
Best if it stands for at least an hour at room temperature.
To serve top each serving with feta.
This stores well for a long time in a large ziploc bag if you only add the feta when served.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.7, Fat 7.6, SaturatedFat 1.1, Sodium 584.2, Carbohydrate 13.4, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 4.6, Protein 4.4

"EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!": GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH RED ONION AND TOMATO

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories side-dish

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pound fresh green beans, washed and trimmed
1/4 red onion, sliced thin
1/4 European cucumber, cut into thin sticks resembling shape and size of green beans
1/2 pint grape tomatoes, halved
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
1/2 lemon, juiced
Coarse salt and pepper

Steps:

Steam green beans in 1/2 inch boiling water covered for 3 or 4 minutes. Cold shock beans by running under cold water and drain well. Place beans in a bowl and combine with onions, cucumber and tomato. Dress salad with a generous drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and the juice of 1/2 lemon. Season salad with coarse salt and pepper, to taste.

EAT YOUR BEANS! EASY FRESH GREEN BEAN SALAD

Eat Your Beans! Easy Fresh Green Bean Salad image

A handy little recipe that I adapted from a pretty generic looking Mexican cookbook that I have. The original recipe calls for feta cheese, so that's an option if you eat dairy. I think it's a great dish without the cheese but also plan to incorporate Recipe #364732 into it next time. Great way to use fresh beans from your garden, they are the star of the dish!

Provided by magpie diner

Categories Vegetable

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3/4 lb fresh green beans, topped and tailed
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar (or sub your favourite fruit vinegar)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 fresh garlic clove (optional)
1/2 red onion, diced
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 red radishes, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped well (or sub 1/2 tsp dried)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered (or halved)
sea salt
black pepper

Steps:

Bring about 2 inches of water to boil in the bottom of a steamer. Add the beans to the top part, cover and let steam until tender but still firm (about 4-5 minutes). You really want to retain their crispness. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. You could also dunk them into a ice water bath. Drain well and pat dry.
While the beans cook, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, mustard and garlic and season to taste with S&P. (If using feta you likely won't want any salt).
Place the cooled beans into a bowl with the onions, cilantro, radish slices, oregano and toss together with the dressing. Adjust seasoning.
Transfer to a serving platter. Surround the beans with the tomato wedges for garnish. Chill until ready to serve.