Salads

Green Bean Salad

Gina Garrene
July 02, 2013
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Green Beans are coming into season. The combination of the green beans, cherry tomatoes and red onion makes for a bright and cheery side dish. If your onion has a bite to it, soak it in the vinegar for 15 minutes before assembling the rest of the salad. I usually just throw my onions into the bottom of the salad bowl and pour the amount of vinegar I need over the top.

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3/4 of a pound of green beans with the ends cut off
1/4 cup of diced red onion
1/2 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon of your favorite mustard, I like dijon
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste.
Fill a medium sized sauce pan half way with water and bring it to a boil. Add enough salt to season the water and pour in the beans. Let them cook for 5 minutes. Drain off the beans and put them in a large...
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Nutritions

Calories
190

Sodium
86mg
3% DV

Fat
18g
28% DV

Protein
1g
3% DV

Carbs
3g
1% DV

Fiber
1g
5% DV
Mixed