Basil Scented Summertime Salad
From waterlily 15 years ago
- 6 minutes to make
- Serves 6
I hope you'll enjoy this is much as I do. It's always a hit when I bring it to a summer party.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh green beans shopping list
- 1 large Vidalia or other sweet onion, peeled and sliced thin shopping list
- 1 small handful of fresh basil, chiffonade shopping list
- 1/2 cup olive oil shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- 1/4 cup of good vinegar -- I like a red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar for this. shopping list
How to make it
- Wash the beans and snip off the ends.
- Steam the beans for about 5 minutes, until tender-crisp.
- Immediately rinse the beans in cold water so they don't continue to cook.
- Combine the beans, onions, basil, oil, salt and pepper in an attractive bowl.
- Now you have to decide: add the vinegar now so that the salad has an interesting "pickled" flavor, or add the vinegar just before serving so that the green beans retain their bright color.
- I usually choose to add the vinegar just before serving.
- Serve at room temperature.
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Reviewed by 4 people-
Sounds amazing! Love the ingredients in this!
juels
in Clayton loved it
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Delicious!! Love the simple fresh taste of this salad which truly is an ideal side for 'summertime' dishes. Would be great with steamed asparagus too.
LindaLMT
in Florida loved it
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