Walnut Green Bean Salad Recipe

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Sauteed green beans, hunks of blue cheese and toasted nuts make this an extremely decadent salad. "I lightened up two recipes and combined them into this elegant specialty," writes Sarah Bartel from her home in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

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Walnut Green Bean Salad Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 10 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cut fresh green beans
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 8 cups torn mixed salad greens
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons crumbled blue cheese

Directions

  • In a large nonstick skillet, saute the green beans in 1 tablespoon oil until crisp-tender. In a large bowl, combine the salad greens and beans.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar and remaining oil; drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with walnuts and blue cheese. Serve immediately. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 3/4 cup equals 68 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 45 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Walnut Green Bean Salad in Light & Tasty October 2005, p51

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