Fresh Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing
If you have about 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Fresh Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing might be a spectacular gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 196 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat each. For $2.0 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 8 people were impressed by this recipe. A mixture of red wine vinegar, salt, spicy brown mustard, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It works well as a budget friendly hor d'oeuvre. It is brought to you by Foodista. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 83%, which is excellent.
Ingredients
green beans
2 pounds
garlic
3 cloves
grape tomatoes
0.5 pint
ground pepper
0.125 teaspoon
olive oil
2 tablespoons
pecans )
2 tablespoons
red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons
salt
1 teaspoon
shallot
1
spicy brown mustard
0.25 cup
Cooking in Steps
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1For the dressing
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2Add all the ingredients to a blender and pulse until smooth. Taste the dressing and season, as needed.Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.For the salad
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3Refrigerate the clean tomatoes until ready to assemble the salad.Blanch the green beans in boiling water for about three minutes.
green beans
tomato
water
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4Drain them and immediately place them in ice water. Once cold, drain and refrigerate until ready to assemble the salad.When ready to serve, add the green beans and tomatoes to a large bowl.
green beans
water
tomato
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5Drizzle the chilled dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
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6Serve on individual plates and garnish with the toasted pecans.
pecans
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7Add more dressing as desired