Best 9 String Beans In Vinaigrette Recipes

STRING BEANS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add salt to taste and the beans. Cook until tender but still firm, about 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Place beans in a bowl with the remaining ingredients except the tomatoes and olives. Mix well and chill. Serve with the tomatoes and olives.

COLD STRING BEANS WITH VODKA VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Blanch and refresh string beans in salted water.
• In 1 tablespoon olive oil taken from the 1/2 cup, caramelize the minced shallot.
• Put shallot, mustard, vinegar, and vodka in a blender. Slowly drizzle in the remaining oil. Mix in sumakh, salt, and pepper. Serve over string beans (or asparagus).
• Optional: Garnish with a little chopped hard boiled egg and/or finely diced red bell pepper.
• Note: edible ground sumakh is available from Mid-Eastern or Russian markets or spice shop.

STRING BEANS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Wash the beans, snip off the ends, and cut them French style. Drop them into boiling salted water and cook until just tender. Drain. Finely chop half of an onion and mince a clove of garlic. Combine the beans with other ingredients and mix well. Chill and serve with tomatoes, olives and other fresh or marinated garnishes of your choice.
• Note: You can substitute the white wine vinegar with lemon juice and add dried or fresh tarragon.

GREEN BEANS WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Blanch green beans in boiling water, then plunge them into an ice bath to stop the cooking.
• Toss with a vinaigrette made with olive oil, lemon juice and a tiny bit of minced garlic. (To turn this into a main dish, sear some tuna until crusty on the outside, but still raw in the middle. Cut into thick slices or chunks, and toss with the green beans and dressing.)

GREEN BEANS WITH VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a large pot fitted with a steamer basket. Fill a large bowl with ice water; set aside.
• Place green beans, stem ends trimmed, in basket. Cover; steam until crisp-tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Plunge beans in ice water. When cool, drain; pat dry with paper towels. Transfer to a large bowl.
• In a small bowl or jar, whisk or shake extra-virgin olive oil, white-wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, coarse salt, and ground pepper until thickened and combined. Pour over beans; toss to coat.

GREEN BEANS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Rinse and snap beans.
• Mince garlic.
• Mix garlic, vinegar and olive oil and set aside.
• Steam beans until tender but firm, approximately 10-15 minutues.
• Toss with balsamic vinegar dressing.
• Can be refrigerated and served cold.

GRANDMA'S GREEN BEANS WITH BACON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add green beans, cover, and steam until tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain.
• Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving grease in the skillet. Saute onion in the bacon grease until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, and pepper. Stir well, scraping up any onion bits off the bottom of the skillet. Cook until bubbling, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add green beans to the skillet with the sauce; toss to coat well. Chop cooked bacon and stir into the beans. Serve hot.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH DILL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Combine the green beans in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil and the coarse salt; toss to coat.
• Roast the green beans in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Whisk 1 tablespoon of olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, sugar, dill, and pepper together in a bowl; drizzle over the roasted green beans to serve.

SUZANNE SOMERS' GREEN BEANS AND VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Steam the beans until tender and still slightly crunchy; don't overcook.
• Set the beans aside while you make the vinaigrette.
• Mix the garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl.
• In a slow stream, whisk in the olive oil until combined.
• Toss beans with vinaigrette and serve.