Fresh Green Bean Salad with Balsamic Dressing

Name: Fresh Green Bean Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 2 2 pounds fresh green beans; 1 1 pint Cherry or grape tomatoes; ¼ ¼ cup olive oil; 3 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 3 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; ¼ ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ ¼ teaspoon garlic powder; ⅛ ⅛ teaspoon pepper; 4 4 ounces feta cheese; 6-8 6-8 strips bacon

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Prep Time
1 hr 20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings
6 Servings
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American

Fresh Green Bean Salad with Balsamic Dressing

Iris Warren

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Ingredients

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2 2 pounds fresh green beans ends trimmed if desired
1 1 pint Cherry or grape tomatoes halved
¼ ¼ cup olive oil
3 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice from about 2-3 lemons
3 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
¼ ¼ teaspoon salt
¼ ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
⅛ ⅛ teaspoon pepper
4 4 ounces feta cheese
6-8 6-8 strips bacon cooked and crumbled

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Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Cook green beans until tender, 5-10 minutes. While they cook, prepare a large bowl with an ice water bath. Immediately drain the beans into a colander (or scoop them out with a slotted spoon) and place the drained beans in the ice water for a few minutes to stop the cooking. This will keep them bright green and perfectly tender.
Drain the beans and pat them dry. Toss them in a bowl with the tomatoes.
For the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Pour the mixture over the green beans and toss to coat. Cover the bowl and chill for at least an hour or up to 3 hours before ready to serve.
Stir in the feta cheese and bacon right before serving. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Notes

Green Beans: the desired tenderness of the green beans is a personal preference so check them often while cooking to make sure they don't overcook (or stay too crunchy).
Leftovers: even though the leftovers of this salad don't look quite as appealing (the dressing softens everything up and cold bacon looks a little gnarly), it definitely ranks up there with my favorite leftovers to snatch at lunchtime.

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Serving 1 Serving Calories 291kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 31mg (10%) Sodium 473mg (20%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 9g (18%)