Garden Three-Bean Salad with Fresh French Dressing


Garden Three-Bean Salad with Fresh French Dressing
Makes: 8 servings
Start to Finish 30 mins
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Garden Three-Bean Salad with Fresh French Dressing
Ingredients
  • 2 cups green beans, trim if desired
  • 2 cups frozen shelled sweet soybeans (edamame), thawed
  • 8 cups salad greens
  • 1 cup canned white beans such as cannellini, thoroughly rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup radishes, quartered and/or sliced
  • 1 recipe Fresh French Dressing (recipe below)
Directions

1. In a microwave-safe bowl combine green beans with 1/4 cup water and 1 tsp. salt. Toss to distribute salt among beans. Microcook, uncovered, on 100 percent power (high) for 3 to 5 minutes or until just tender. Set aside and allow to cool.

2. Place salad greens in a large salad bowl; add green beans, edamame, and white beans. Add about half the dressing. Sprinkle with pepper and toss gently. Pass remaining dressing. Makes 8 servings.

Fresh French Dressing
Ingredients
  • 2 medium tomatoes, halved and seeded
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons snipped fresh tarragon
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • salt and pepper
Directions

1. In a blender combine tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, tarragon, tomato paste, and mustard. Cover and process until thoroughly blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Tomatoes vary in juiciness, if dressing is too thin, blend in additional tomato paste, 1 teaspoon at a time. Refrigerate until serving time.

Nutrition Facts (Garden Three-Bean Salad with Fresh French Dressing)
  • Servings Per Recipe 8,
  • cal. (kcal) 175,
  • Fat, total (g) 9,
  • sat. fat (g) 1,
  • carb. (g) 18,
  • Monosaturated fat (g) 5,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (g) 2,
  • fiber (g) 7,
  • sugar (g) 4,
  • pro. (g) 8,
  • vit. A (IU) 2430,
  • vit. C (mg) 17,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 0,
  • Niacin (mg) 1,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 161,
  • sodium (mg) 380,
  • Potassium (mg) 531,
  • calcium (mg) 101,
  • iron (mg) 3,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition Facts (Fresh French Dressing)
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  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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