French bean salad with vinaigrette
A very simple recipe for a salad of green (or yellow) French beans: The beans are boiled first, then thoroughly drained and served mixed with herbs, chopped shallot and a good vinaigrette (french dressing).
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Last modified on: October 27th 2016
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
750 g green beans - 2
coarse salt - 3
1 shallot - 4
3 tablespoons herbs of your choice - 5
5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 895 grams
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Measures:
How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 28 min. | 7 min. | 35 min. |
Keeping:
A few hours in the fridge, covered with plastic film.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare and rinse 750 g green beans.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
It isn't essential, but the beans are much more pleasant to eat and cook more rapidly if they are cut up.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Tip the beans into a large pan of boiling salted water and cook until tender.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Drain them...
Stage 5 - 2 min.
..and dry thoroughly (you can also use a salad spinner for this).
It is most important for the beans to be "dry", otherwise they will release water once in the salad bowl and ruin the vinaigrette.
It is most important for the beans to be "dry", otherwise they will release water once in the salad bowl and ruin the vinaigrette.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Put the beans, shallot and and herbs into a salad bowl...
Stage 8 - 2 min.
...add 5 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette), mix well and it's ready.
Remarks
A variant is to mix in the beans while they are still hot (well drained, of course) for a delicious warm brean salad.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 9.58 €
- Per person : 1.60 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Green beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green beans with tomatoes, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, Mexican-style pork medallions , ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: White asparagus salad, Mixed salad stack, Chickpea salad, Warm haricot bean salad, Chicken and Avocado Salad, ... All |
| Herbs of your choice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Loin of pork with herbs and julienne vegetables , Tender tuna, Seafood feuillantines, Cucumber and salmon salad, Baked potoatoes with herb butter or cream , ... All |
| Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork roast with herbs, Sauce Normande (for fish), Spaghetti with mushrooms, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, ... All |
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