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Bean Salad with Olive Oil Vinaigrette:
A quick bean salad recipe with green beans, crunchy carrots, bean sprouts, peanuts, cilantro and a simple olive oil vinaigrette dressing. Simple to make and vegetarian friendly too.
The menu planner will give you some quick meal ideas for this easy bean salad recipe.
2-3 servings
You will need 6 ingredients:
- Green Beans (Fresh or Frozen)
- Shredded Carrots
- Mung Bean Sprouts
- Peanuts
- Fresh Cilantro
- Olive Oil Vinaigrette
Make Ahead for this Salad:
- If using frozen green beans, thaw
and drain ahead of time
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Ingredients:
green beans – 2 cups cut into one inch pieces
(fresh or frozen (thaw and drain))
shredded carrots – 1/2 cup
Quick Tip: use packaged shredded carrots to reduce preparation time.
mung bean sprouts – 1 cup
(you may roughly chop if desired)
peanuts – 2 tbsp chopped
fresh cilantro – 1/4 cup chopped
olive oil vinaigrette – as desired to moisten salad
(use an all natural store bought brand or
use our
easy vinaigrette salad dressing)
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1. In a mixing bowl, combine the vegetables, peanuts and cilantro.
2. Drizzle on the dressing adjusting to desired moistness.
3. Allow bean salad to marinate in the refrigerator for two hours before serving.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Main Meal Ideas:
** Serve this bean salad with grilled steak or baked pork chops and roasted sliced potatoes.
** You could also serve this bean salad recipe with a simple stir-fry of chicken strips, mushrooms and red onions.
Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):
** Make a simple meal by serving this recipe for bean salad with apples slices and cheese cubes.
** To make an easy pasta meal serve bean salad with a small serving of spinach linguine with grated parmesan cheese or crumbled blue cheese on top.
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Ingredient Exchanges:
* Instead of Carrots: try Broccoli Slaw Mix or Grated Apple
* Instead of Peanuts: try Hazelnuts or Almonds
* Instead of Cilantro: try Dill or Parsley
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Try these easy additions for this bean salad with olive oil vinaigrette.
* Cheese: Monterey Jack Cheese, Mozzarella or Pepper Jack Cheese
* Seafood: Canned Tuna, Salmon or Shrimp
Vegetarian Options
* Seasoned Tofu, Stir-Fried Tempeh or Cooked Lentils
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