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Green Bean & Tomato Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

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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.

 

Yield

8 servings

Prep

7 min

Cook

8 min

Ready

15 min
Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 pound green beans
trimmed
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1 pound wax beans
trimmed
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2 tablespoons olive oil, extra-virgin
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¼ cup balsamic vinegar
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½ teaspoon kosher salt
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½ teaspoon black pepper
freshly ground
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3 cups cherry tomatoes
halved
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1 cup basil
loosely packed, coarsely chopped
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½ cup red onion
finely chopped
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1 x basil
sprigs (optional)
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
453.6 g green beans
trimmed
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453.6 g wax beans
trimmed
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3E+1 ml olive oil, extra-virgin
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59 ml balsamic vinegar
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2.5 ml kosher salt
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2.5 ml black pepper
freshly ground
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7.1E+2 ml cherry tomatoes
halved
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237 ml basil
loosely packed, coarsely chopped
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118 ml red onion
finely chopped
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1 x basil
sprigs (optional)
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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



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 157g (5.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 7243% 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?
 

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