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).
72 K 4/5 (27 reviews)
9 min.
Easy
12 people
5 IngredientsLast modified on: October 27th 2016
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
1 kg 500 g green beans - 2
coarse salt - 3
2 shallots - 4
6 tablespoons herbs of your choice - 5
10 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,790 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 9 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Prepare 1 kg 500 g 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 10 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 | 40 RDI=20 % | 120 RDI=10 % | 140 RDI=20 % | 1,830 RDI=90 % | 7,680 RDI: 90 % |
| 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 12 people : $22.35
- Per person : $1.90
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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)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs with mayonnaise, Mixed salad, Leeks in vinaigrette , Springtime mixed salad, Salad paysanne, ... See them all 70
Herbs of your choice
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Shallot
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