Green bean salad. Video
Green beans are widely used in Mediterranean cuisine. A variety of salads, snacks and side dishes are prepared from it, which are low in calories and high in nutritional value. The delicate taste of green beans goes well with a variety of butter or yogurt-based sauces, as well as more satisfying additives – fish, meat, ham.
This salad is ideal for a light snack or a side dish for fish and meat.
You will need: – 100 g of green beans; – 1 tomato; – salt; – freshly ground black pepper; – 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil; – 1 teaspoon of white vinegar; – 1 teaspoon of grain mustard; – a bunch of parsley.
Boil green beans in salted water, drain in a colander and cool. Finely chop the parsley, set aside a few branches for decoration. Cut the tomatoes into beautiful slices.
In a separate cup, combine the vinegar, vegetable oil, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir the sauce. Place the beans in a salad bowl, add the chopped parsley. Pour the sauce over the salad, stir and garnish with sprigs of herbs. Serve immediately.
Green beans salad with tuna
A light appetizer salad is perfect as a main course for a diet lunch or dinner. You can make changes to the recipe by using canned fish instead of boiled tuna.
You will need: – 1 cup of green beans; – 3 ripe sweet tomatoes; – 300 g tuna fillet; – a bunch of chives; – olive oil; – salt; – freshly ground black pepper.
Boil tuna fillets in salted water or microwave. Chill fish well. Rinse the beans, cut into large pieces and boil in salted water until tender. Place the beans in a colander and drain. Let the pods cool.
Both fresh and frozen green beans are suitable for salad.
Mash the tuna fillet with a fork, cut the tomatoes into cubes. Chop the chives. Put boiled green beans on a dish, place tomatoes and fish on top. Pour olive oil over the salad, season with salt and season with freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with a couple of chives.
Italian style summer salad
Use cold-pressed olive oil to prepare the salad, it will give the dish additional flavoring nuances.
You will need: – 400 g of green beans; – 10 cherry tomatoes; – 2 cloves of garlic; – 1/4 cup walnuts; – 2 tablespoons of olive oil; – 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar; – salt; – ground black pepper; – a bunch of fresh parsley.
Rinse fresh beans and boil in salted water until tender. Cool it down. Cut the tomatoes in half, finely chop the parsley. Chop the nuts and garlic.
Combine chopped garlic with olive oil and salt. Put the beans, parsley, tomatoes and nuts in a salad bowl, stir and pour over the sauce. Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper over the dish and serve with fresh white bread.