Crisp-tender fresh green beans, sweet cherry tomatoes, spicy shallots and sharp blue cheese combine to make every mouthful of this Keto-friendly salad an adventure!
❤️ Why you'll love this green bean salad
It's crisp and crunchy, it's full of sweet almost pickled shallots, and blue cheese! Tossed with a simple balsamic dressing, it has all the flavour of pickled beans, but in a salad that's bursting with colour and flavour.
🛒 Ingredients
- fresh green beans, trimmed
- cherry tomatoes halved
- a shallot, thinly sliced
- red or white wine vinegar
- blue cheese crumbled
- balsamic vinegar
- extra virgin olive oil
🔪 Instructions
- Choose the freshest beans. Start by picking out the freshest green beans you can find. They should snap when you break them in half. If they simply bend, avoid them.
- Trim the stem end. You can leave the tip on if you like. I do because I like the way it looks but I know some people prefer to remove it.
- Blanch the beans. See below for easy instructions for how to blanch green beans.
- Add shallots. I love marinated shallots in this Fennel-Celery Salad with Figs and Blue Cheese so I use them in this recipe too. They add a punch of flavor to this salad.
- Toss the salad with dressing. Just before serving, toss the salad with a simple balsamic dressing. If you dress it too far in advance, you'll lose that lovely bright green color of the beans.
How to blanch green beans for a salad
- Put the trimmed green beans in a pot of boiling water and cook just until they turn bright green and are crisp-tender, no more than 5 minutes.
- Have a large bowl of ice water ready. Use a slotted spoon to remove the beans from the boiling water and immediately plunge them into the ice bath to stop the cooking process.
- Let them chill, then drain and pat dry before combining them with the other salad ingredients.
When you find fresh green beans at your local market, pick up a hefty amount to make this Green Bean Blue Cheese Salad. And if you have extra beans, try these low-carb green bean recipes too!
- Pickle them for snacks.
- Vegetarian Green Bean Bundles with Garlic Butter
- Sesame Ginger Green Beans
- Sautéed Garlic Green Beans with Parmesan
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📖 Recipe
Green Bean Blue Cheese Salad with Tomatoes
This salad is crisp and crunchy, it's full of sweet almost pickled shallots, and BLUE CHEESE! Tossed with a simple balsamic dressing, it has all the flavour of pickled beans, but in a salad that's bursting with colour and flavour. Keto-friendly.
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RateServings: 4
Calories: 148kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 small shallot thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoon red or white wine vinegar
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbled
- 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Thinly slice shallot, place in a small bowl and add 2 tablespoon red or white vinegar. Set aside to marinate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Blanch beans by adding them to a large pot of boiling water until bright green and crisp tender, no more than 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and immediately plunge into a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. When chilled, drain and pat dry.
- Meanwhile, whisk balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sea salt and pepper together.
- Assemble the chilled beans, cherry tomatoes, drained shallots and blue cheese crumbles on a serving platter or bowl. Drizzle or toss with the balsamic dressing and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 432mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1210IU | Vitamin C: 30.9mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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Natalie
This is my kind of salad, one with all the different flavours and textures. It looks delicious and a perfect way to use up extra green beans
Cathy
What a beautiful salad! I like green beans in a salad, but it's not something I see very often.
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Cathy! Surprisingly delish!
Dana
Once again, an innovative and delicious recipe from Elaine! This sounds incredible. I love your culinary brain, girl. I haven't had green beans in so long!
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Dana! Well--it's time you got yourself down to your local farmers' market and picked yourself up some beans 🙂 Fresh beans are NOTHING like canned or frozen ones.
Kari - Get Inspired Everyday!
This looks so refreshing, and I love the addition of blue cheese too! My green beans seeds didn't even make it in the ground this year, but good thing there's still Farmer's Market!
Flavour & Savour
Thanks Kari! Blue cheese rules!