French bean salad with vinaigrette


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
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 9 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 2 min.
French bean salad with vinaigrette  : Stage 1
Prepare 750 g green beans then dry them thoroughly.

Stage 2 - 4 min.
French bean salad with vinaigrette  : Stage 2
Prepare 1 shallot and chop finely.

Chop the herbs (parsley shown here).

Stage 3 - 1 min.
French bean salad with vinaigrette  : Stage 3
Put the beans, shallot and and herbs into a salad bowl...

Stage 4 - 2 min.
French bean salad with vinaigrette  : Stage 4
...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.
Keeping: A few hours in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=7 %60 RDI=5 %70 RDI=10 %920 RDI=50 %3,840 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g2 RDI=1 %6 RDI=1 %7 RDI=1 %100 RDI=5 %430 RDI: 5 %
Per person3 RDI=1 %9 RDI=1 %10 RDI=2 %150 RDI=8 %640 RDI: 8 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Mustard
How much will it cost?
  • For 6 people : 9.60 €
  • Per person : 1.60 €

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