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).
67 K 4/5 (27 reviews)
9 min.
Easy
6 people
5 IngredientsLast modified on: October 27th 2016
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
1 lb + 10.4 oz green beans - 2
coarse salt - 3
1 shallot - 4
3 tablespoons herbs of your choice - 5
5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette)
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 9 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Prepare 1 lb + 10.4 oz green beans then dry them thoroughly.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Put the beans, shallot and and herbs into a salad bowl...
Stage 4 - 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.
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 recipe | 20 RDI=7 % | 60 RDI=5 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 920 RDI=50 % | 3,840 RDI: 50 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 100 RDI=5 % | 430 RDI: 5 % |
| Per person | 3 RDI=1 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 150 RDI=8 % | 640 RDI: 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 9.60 €
- Per person : 1.60 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Green beans
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French dressing (vinaigrette)
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Herbs of your choice
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Shallot
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