elegant green bean salad
This is a great recipe for a new salad and a nice snack or light lunch.The vinaigrette dressing is really good on this recipe. I think the recipe was for fresh fruit salad from a magazine about 15 years ago- I just used their concept for green beans.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Microwave
yield
6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds whole fresh green beans,washed and stemmed
- 1 small purple onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 package zip 'n steam bags (by ziploc)
How To Make elegant green bean salad
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Step 1Bake walnuts in a shallow pan at 350^, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until toasted; set aside. --- Combine oil and next 5 ingredients; cover and chill.
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Step 2Place cleaned green beans in bags to full line and microwave per directions on bag -about 3 minutes until beans are crisp-tender;drain any liquid from bag and dry gently.(use more than one bag if necessary)
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Step 3Combine walnuts, beans, onion,cranberries and cheese in a large bowl; toss well. Cover and chill. Pour oil mixture over bean mixture 1 hour before serving; toss just before serving. This is soooo good.
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Category:
Vegetables
Category:
Other Salads
Category:
Salads
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Ingredient:
Beans/Legumes
Method:
Microwave
Culture:
American
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