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elegant green bean salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Pat Duran
Las Vegas, NV

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.

(1 rating)
yield 6 servings
prep time 25 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Microwave

Ingredients For elegant green bean salad

  • 1 c
    coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 3/4 c
    olive oil
  • 1/4 c
    white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp
    chopped fresh dill
  • 1/2 tsp
    minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp
    kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 lb
    whole fresh green beans,washed and stemmed
  • 1 sm
    purple onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 c
    dried cranberries
  • 1/2 c
    crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 pkg
    zip 'n steam bags (by ziploc)

How To Make elegant green bean salad

  • 1
    Bake 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.
  • 2
    Place 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)
  • 3
    Combine 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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