Mexican Green Bean Salad

Name: Mexican Green Bean Salad
Yield: Serves 4.
Ingredients: 1 lb fresh green beans, strings removed, ends snapped off, cut in half into about 1 1/2 inch length pieces; 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped; 2 Tbsp lime juice or white vinegar; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (Mexican oregano if you can get it); 3/4 cup packed, chopped cilantro; 1/3 cup canned, pickled jalapeÃ±o chili peppers, sliced; 1/3 cup chopped red onion; 1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese (salty Mexican cheese that resembles feta); 1/2 avocado, sliced or cut into inch long pieces; 1 medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges, or a cup of halved cherry tomatoes

Mexican Green Bean Salad was pinched from <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/mexican_green_bean_salad/" target="_blank">www.simplyrecipes.com.</a>

"One of our favorite ways to eat green beans is with salsa. The tomatoes, onions, chiles, spices, and vinegar perk up the beans in the most wonderful way. This bean salad recipe is sort of a riff on the salsa theme, taking it up a notch with pickled jalapeÃ±os, cilantro, cotija cheese, and avocados. It would make a perfect picnic salad for a Mexican themed potluck. If you love Mexican food, I’m willing to bet you’ll love this salad as much as we do...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 lb fresh green beans, strings removed, ends snapped off, cut in half into about 1 1/2 inch length pieces

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1/4 cup onion, finely chopped

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2 Tbsp lime juice or white vinegar

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1 Tbsp olive oil

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1/2 teaspoon sea salt

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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (Mexican oregano if you can get it)

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3/4 cup packed, chopped cilantro

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1/3 cup canned, pickled jalapeÃ±o chili peppers, sliced

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1/3 cup chopped red onion

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1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese (salty Mexican cheese that resembles feta)

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1/2 avocado, sliced or cut into inch long pieces

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1 medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges, or a cup of halved cherry tomatoes

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