Green Bean Salad

The French Dressing serves as a dressing or base for quite a few recipes in 300 Salads. To pair with the Lemon Meat Balls, I wanted something fresh and crisp. Since we both really like green beans, this seemed like a good option.

Green Bean Salad

3 C cooked green beans

1 small onion, minced OR 1 tbsp chopped chives

1/3 C French dressing

1 canned pimiento, cut into strips OR ½ C sliced radishes

I flash-cooked the green beans and then blanched them because I wanted them to still have a bright green color and a little snap to them in the salad. Combine beans and onions with French dressing. Chill for 1 hour. Drain, add pimiento and toss.

Again, so simple, but sometimes I feel I just need the hint of a recipe to remind me, “Oh, yeah, I could pair those things together…” Since I only just barely cooked the green beans, this was light, refreshing, and a good texture contrast for the meatballs.

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