Green bean and potato salad is a delicious side dish that can be served next to your favorite cut of meat or by itself for a light lunch or dinner.
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Green Bean And Potato Salad is perfect for entertaining.
I like potato salad in any form. Better said, I like potatoes in any form. Give me French Fries made from scratch, and I will be your friend forever.
This salad is an excellent, versatile side dish. It can be made for a light dinner, and leftovers are great for lunch the next day. It is fancy enough for dinner with guests, and you can serve it right next to some roasted meat.
The beauty of this green bean and potato salad is that it does not have mayo or mustard. Olive oil and lemon juice are the perfect ingredients in this delicious and easy-to-make vinaigrette.
The vinaigrette is also lighter and more resistant to heat (if you make it for a picnic in the summer or a potluck when the salad sits a few hours at room temperature).
This recipe is naturally gluten-free, vegetarian, dairy-free, and mayo-free. In other words, you are lucky to find this recipe, and you need to save it in your file with recipes that can be made all year round and for any occasion.
This salad is great in the summer, great in the fall, great for the holidays, and great whenever you need a simple dish. Leftovers are fantastic, too.
Eggs offer protein besides the carbs, but what if you get naughty and add some crispy bacon to it? Huh, huh? Now, I got your attention! Can you even imagine what that bacon would do to this salad? I am getting giggly inside when thinking about it!
How to make
The recipe is very straightforward. The potatoes are boiled (if you use organic ones, you can keep the skin on; they are more delicious) in a large pot of salted water. When I say salted, I mean REALLY salted, as you want flavor and taste on these vegetables.
When the potatoes are almost done, the green beans are added to the same pot and cooked for 4 to 5 minutes. We want them al dente, not mushy. Boil the eggs and let them cool, then peel them and slice them to your taste.
While the potatoes and green beans are cooling, make the vinaigrette. Combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt in a screw-top jar. Shake the jar well until the ingredients emulsify.
The salad also has capers (which I love), chopped or grape tomatoes(look for a sweet variety), and black olives. Green olives go well if you do not have black ones.
To put the salad together, grab a big salad bowl, add the cooled potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, capers, and olives, and toss them with the vinaigrette. Chopped parsley or fresh basil leaves make this salad beautiful and alive!
Add slices of boiled eggs and mix gently to incorporate them. Voila!
You just made a delicious salad to enjoy!
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📖 Recipe
Green Bean And Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pound small red potatoes either new or regular
- 1 teaspoon salt for boiling the potatoes
- 8 ounces fresh green beans cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon capers rinsed and drained
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes or grape tomatoes
- 2 hard boiled eggs cut into wedges
- ⅓ cup black olives pitted and quartered(green are fine too)
- ¼ cup fresh parsley or fresh basil leaves
Vinaigrette:
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 medium lemons zest and juice
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a medium pot combine potatoes and enough water to cover. Add salt and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 12 to 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- Add the green beans the last 4-5 minutes. Drain and cool for about an hour.
Make the dressing:
- In a screw-top jar combine lemon zest, lemon juice, ground pepper, olive oil, minced garlic and salt to your taste. Cover and shake well.
- In a large bowl combine potatoes, green beans, capers, olives, tomatoes, eggs and parsley or basil leaves chopped.
- Add the dressing and toss gently to coat.
- Season again with salt if necessary.
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