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Garden Green Bean Salad

When my sons were growing up, they preferred their green beans cold. So I started adding green beans to salads. This recipe is great to make in advance because the longer it marinates, the better it tastes. —JoAnn Handley, Mount Dora, Florida
Garden Green Bean Salad
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  • Total Time
    Prep: 20 min.+ chilling
  • Makes
    16 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons snipped fresh dill
  • 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil
  • 3 teaspoons minced fresh oregano
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1 cup dry roasted peanuts

Directions

  • In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add beans in batches; cook, uncovered, 3-5 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Remove beans and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry.
  • Place beans and onion in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk vinaigrette, oil, lemon juice, herbs and seasoned salt. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour.
  • Just before serving, sprinkle with peanuts.

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