Wishing you a blessed Memorial Day!
I am so happy that I’m finding fresh green beans at Tasty Tuesday’s Farmer’s Market. I can’t tell you how much I love them. Today let’s look at an easy salad with steamed green beans, blue cheese, a little red onion, and pecans. It’s a great side or a tasty lunch I can tell you. Need a little more taste? Add chopped tomatoes. This chilled dish works great at a summer cookout.
Green Bean Salad With Blue Cheese Makes 4 servings
Use organic when available
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans in 2″ pieces
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup pecan pieces
- bowl of ice water
- a handful of chopped tomatoes (Optional)
Directions
- Steam green beans over 1 inch of water for 2 to 4 minutes
- Cook until tender but still firm
- Remove from heat and plunge in ice water
- Remove from water and dry beans
- Add beans, onion, cheese, (tomatoes), and pecans to a medium bowl
- Whisk vinegar, lemon juice, honey, and olive oil in small bowl with salt and pepper
- Pour dressing over salad
- Toss lightly
- Refrigerate for at least an hour
Enjoy!
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I love a good salad in the summertime and this one looks like a winner. Have a safe and Happy Memorial Day!
Happy Memorial Day – thanks for stopping by!
Love all kinds of salads!
Oh me too!
,,,sure looks yummy!
thanks Tom
That salad looks wonderful; that is the way we like to eat because it is pretty much always summer for us ! I’ve bookmarked the recipe, thank you!! (Also ‘Tasty Tuesdays is a great name for a Farmer’s Market!)
You’d love it I know – In early spring Tasty Tuesday’s is packed with all kinds of wonderful produce. As it get hotter, less and less is available. Summer still has produce but not like up north. Have a beautiful day!
Sounds delicious.
Looks tasty.
This looks like a great warm-weather-day salad! Thanks — love all the ingredients and I’ll be adding it to the list!
Makes me happy you like it!
Healthy, quick and easy. My kind of recipe. I visit our farmer’s market almost weekly during this time of year. Love it.
thanks Clearissa!
Sounds like a delicious combination of flavors – you had me at green beans and blue cheese!
Oh me too
Looks so tasty Carol. I never thought of adding blue cheese to green beans, yum! Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Creative Mondays.
I’ve never put blue cheese on green beans but I don’t know why not. This looks and sounds quite tasty! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope your week is amazing!
Everything with blue cheese is perfect for me.