Best South African Green Bean Salad Recipes

SOUTH AFRICAN GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the beans in boiling water or steam until crisp tender, 6-8 minutes. Drain well.
• In a large bowl, combine the oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
• Add the onions, green olives, and hot beans and toss until coated.
• Serve immediately.

SOUTH AFRICA GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the beans in a large pot of boiling water until tender. Drain well.
• In a large bowl, combine the oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir well. Add the onions, green olives, and hot beans and toss until coated.
• Serve immediately.

FRESH GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add beans; cook, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Drain and immediately place beans in ice water. Drain and pat dry., In a large bowl, combine the beans, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots and parsley. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with a slotted spoon.

FOUR BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, whisk together the sugar, vinegar and oil.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, green beans, lima beans, kidney beans, pinto beans and pimentos.
• Toss to evenly coat and place in large sealed container. Place in refrigerator and turn periodically to mix.

EASY COLD GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot with lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add beans and cook, uncovered, until soft but still firm to the bite, 7 to 10 minutes. Check often so beans don't overcook.
• Combine vinegar, olive oil, onion, garlic, parsley, sugar, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Drain cooked green beans and mix with dressing in the bowl while still warm. Allow to marinate at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Serve at room temperature or chilled.