Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
This is a great cold salad. The basil and cherry tomatoes marry perfectly with a high-quality sweet balsamic vinegar along with tender-crisp green and yellow wax beans.
Ingredients
1 | pound |
green beans
trimmed |
|
1 | pound |
wax beans
trimmed |
* |
2 | tablespoons |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
¼ | cup |
balsamic vinegar
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
kosher salt
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
3 | cups |
cherry tomatoes
halved |
|
1 | cup |
basil
loosely packed, coarsely chopped |
* |
½ | cup |
red onion
finely chopped |
|
1 | x |
basil
sprigs (optional) |
* |
Directions
Cook green and wax beans in boiling water 5 minutes.
Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain.
Combine vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper.
Add beans, tomatoes, basil leaves, and onion; toss gently.
Cover and chill.
Garnish with basil sprigs, if desired
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 157g (5.5 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 7243% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g
5%
Saturated Fat 0g
2%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 158mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
3g
3%
Dietary Fiber 3g
12%
Sugars g
Protein
4g
Vitamin A 19%
•
Vitamin C 31%
Calcium 3%
•
Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?