Italian Green Bean Salad Recipe

Italian Green Bean Salad Recipe

Italian Green Bean Salad is always the side dish of choice at this time of year! Tender green beans are boiled and tossed with a simple vinaigrette of olive oil, red wine vinegar, crushed garlic and dry oregano to create this staple Italian salad.

Course Side dish, Salads

Cuisine Sicilian-Italian

Keyword Green bean salad

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Servings servings

Calories 134kcal

Author Nadia Fazio

Ingredients

1 lb green beans 454 grams
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp dry oregano
1 clove garlic crushed
dried red chili pepper optional
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Trim the ends of the beans, rinse and boil until fork tender, about 5 minutes. At this point you can drain them and add them directly to a bowl for serving. Or, if you wish to retain their vibrant green color, plunge them into a large bowl of icy water and drain immediately. Transfer to a large bowl.
Add the remaining ingredients: olive oil, red wine vinegar; crushed garlic clove; dry oregano; dried red chili (optional); fresh chopped parsley and salt, to taste.
Toss well and serve immediately or place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Notes

Possible add-ins:

halved cherry tomatoes
peeled boiled potatoes cut into cubes
thinly sliced red onion
replace red wine vinegar with balsamic vinegar

-Be sure to adjust the seasoning if other ingredients are added.

-Keep leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

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