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Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

This Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette is the perfect side salad for meals and holds up well for potlucks too! Simple, fresh and delicious!

Recently, I was gifted a big bunch of green beans fresh from my mother in laws garden! Nothing beats fresh picked beans and so I decided to put them to good use in this salad I am sharing today!

Green bean salads is my favourite thing to do with green beans. While I don’t mind them served up warm as a side dish for meals, when the weather is hot outside, cold salads are the way to go! We are in the peak of summer and so I just had to use up my garden herbs too in this simple lemon herb vinaigrette. All in all, this was the perfect summer salad and one we enjoyed thoroughly!

Simple fresh vegetable side dishes are what summer is all about, but I particularly love that I can make this salad in advance too. It holds up well in the fridge, making it the perfect make ahead for get-togethers and a great thing to bring to pot lucks too.

Green Bean Salad topped with cherry tomatoes and pine nuts

How to make Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

As the name implies, this dish is made up of two components – the salad and this fresh lemony vinagrette! Both of these are super easy to make and the whole salad is finished in no time!

To make the salad, you will need:

  • 1 lb green beans, ends trimmed
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3/4 cup mini bocconcini cheese (or chopped fresh mozzarella)
  • 3 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 teaspoon each fresh thyme and oregano

To make the lemon herb vinaigrette, you will need:

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon each fresh oregano and thyme, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • salt and pepper to taste
Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrettem cherry tomatoes, pine nuts and mini mozzarella balls

To start, bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the green beans. Cook them for 3 minutes and then remove them using a mesh strainer and place immediately into a bowl filled with ice water.

To make the vinaigrette, combine all of the ingredients in a jar with a secure lid. Shake until the dressing is emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings to suit personal preference.

Drain the green beans and place into a bowl. Add the cherry tomatoes and bocconcini and drizzle with the vinaigrette. Sprinkle the green bean salad with pine nuts and fresh herbs before serving.

I hope you enjoy this simple green bean salad! Bon appetit!

-Cathy

Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette close up

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Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

Catherine
This Green Bean Salad with Lemon Herb Vinaigrette is the perfect side salad for meals and holds up well for potlucks too! Simple, fresh and delicious!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 servings
Calories 240 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Salad

  • 1 lb green beans ends trimmed
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 3/4 cup mini bocconcini cheese (or chopped fresh mozzarella)
  • 3 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 teaspoon each fresh thyme and oregano

For the Lemon Herb Vinaigrette

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon each fresh oregano and thyme, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • salt and pepper to taste

Optional

  • Balsamic glaze

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the green beans. Cook them for 3 minutes and then remove them using a mesh strainer and place immediately into a bowl filled with ice water.
  • To make the vinaigrette, combine all of the ingredients in a jar with a secure lid. Shake until the dressing is emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings to suit personal preference.
  • Drain the green beans and place into a bowl. Add the cherry tomatoes and bocconcini and drizzle with the vinaigrette. Sprinkle the green bean salad with pine nuts and fresh herbs before serving. You can drizzle with balsamic glaze before servi

Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

Nutrition

Calories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 7gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 39mgPotassium: 376mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 968IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 2mg

The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

Keyword bocconcini, green beans, herbs, lemon
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