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Green Bean Blue Cheese Salad

SUBMITTED BY: Melanie

"This salad has crunchy green beans and creamy blue cheese and is full of flavor."
PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min
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Original recipe yield: 4 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound fresh green beans, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
  • 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup pecan pieces, toasted
  • salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place green beans in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. Allow to cool.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine beans, onion, blue cheese, and pecans. Stir in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Chill for at least an hour before serving.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2003 by Daniel den Hoed
These green beans were FABULOUS! I absolutely loved them and would rather eat these than the pizza we had tonight! A recipe keeper for sure. I did make a few slight changes, boiling the green beans for 5 minutes and then shocking them in cold water since I don't have a steamer. And I left the beans whole, but will probably cut them in half next time! And I did not have red onion so I used white onion and sauteed it (I do not like a heavy onion taste). Also the olive oil and vinegar is way too much in my opinion. I only used 1/4 cup olive oil and the full amount of vinegar (but red wine instead) and there was a huge puddle at the bottom of my bowl. Next time, yes there will be a next time for sure, I will use 1/8 cup oil and 2 tbsp red wine vinegar. Five stars!!

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Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2004 by SALLY89103
I thought this recipes and the blended flavors were very good, however the next time I make it (and there will be lots of next times), I will not use the olive oil/balsamic vinegar for the dressing. The blue cheese tends to be strong to the point of overpowering depending on what brand you use, and I felt that the taste of the blue cheese and the balsamic vinegar were "fighting" for supremacy in this salad. I will use a light Italian, Greek or plain oil and vinegar next time.

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Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2004 by SPIRITGLOW
This recipe was awesome. The flavor of the blue cheese and balsamic vinegar was very good. I did make a couple of changes though. Because I'm watching the fat in my diet, I eliminated the oil completely and I only had almonds on hand...just as good. I will be making this again!

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 419

  • Total Fat: 40.3g
  • Cholesterol: 6mg
  • Sodium: 274mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.3g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 5.4g
  • Protein: 5.4g

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