Green Bean Salad
By Karmul
Colorful green beans and cherry tomatoes are drizzled with a basil-tomato vinaigrette dressing that’s quick and easy to make.

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12 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed
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8 ounces yellow and/or red cherry tomatoes, halved
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1/2 of a small red onion, thinly sliced
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1 recipe Basil-Tomato Vinaigrette (see recipe below)
In a medium saucepan, cook green beans, covered, in a small amount of boiling lightly salted water about 8 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Drain; rinse with cold water and drain again.
In a large bowl, combine beans, cherry tomato halves, and red onion slices. Drizzle with Basil-Tomato Vinaigrette; toss gently to coat. Cover and chill before servings. Makes 6 (3/4-cup) servings.
Basil-Tomato Vinaigrette:In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 cup snipped fresh basil; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons snipped dried tomatoes;* 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 teaspoon salt; and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Makes about 2/3 cup.
Nutritional Facts
- Servings
- 6
- Servings
- 6 (3/4-cup) servings
- Calories 53
- Total Fat 2g
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 126mg
- Carbohydrate 8g
- Fiber 3g
- Protein 2g
- Diabetic Exchanges
- Vegetables (d.e.) 1.5
- Fat (d.e.) .5
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The green beans translate to 3 cups and the cherry tomatoes translate to a little more than 1 cup so that would make each serving about 1/2 cup rather than 3/4 cup but that's a poor way to express the amounts and then put the servings into cups. A serving of veggies is only 1/2 cup and that would be better to use the "standard" serving size to remain closer to portion size recommended and better teach portion control. This recipe comes out closer to 1/2 cup serving sizes. Green beans also have a tiny bit of starch in their immature seeds inside the beans. But their carb count is 2 for each serving because they are a low carb veggie. They also have a little over 1 g fiber for each serving.
will add to my recipes to try
? how does 2/3 of a cup translate to 6 3/4 cup servings? I am guessing this should be…3/4 tbsp?
This is sweet and simple. I know it is tasty.
sounds good