Green Bean Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette

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Serves 6| Hands-On Time: 20m | Total Time: 20m

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Boil a large pot of water. Add 1 tablespoon salt and the green beans and cook until very tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain and run under cold water to cool.
  2. Rub the beans vigorously between your hands to break them in half lengthwise. Transfer to a bowl.
  3. Whisk together the mustard, vinegar, oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Drizzle over the green beans.
  4. Sprinkle with the almonds.
By James Peterson,  February 2008

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 149Calories From Fat 66%
  • Fat  11g
  • Sat Fat  1g
  • Cholesterol  0mg
  • Sodium  100mg
  • Carbohydrate  10g
  • Fiber  5g
  • Sugar  2g
  • Protein  4g
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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