Minty Green Bean Salad Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jun 22, 2006

very tasty! Iused about 1/2 the garlic and that I thought was plenty. I also doubled the amount of mint. Be careful not to over cooked the beans> I think 6 to 7 mins. is long enough. I also used this as a cold bean salad. Which was delicious but make sure to cool beans befor adding ingred. Thanks!

—maryannejan

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Dec 23, 2003

The beans and mint are nice together, but there is far too much oil and garlic in the recipe. I would cut the garlic in half and use less oil, this way the salad is less slimy.

—LINDSER

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Dec 07, 2005

You do taste the garlic in this recipe, but both my husband and I enjoyed the taste very much, and would rate this recipe very good. If I made any modifications, I'd increase the Mint leaves.

—kew

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Jan 26, 2009

Very nice. TIP: Those folks who find the garlic too strong; try poaching the cloves in the water with the beans. It will mellow the acidity, but you won't lose the health benefits of garlic. If you have a recipe with oil, try poaching in the oil (VERY low heat, please). the garlic should not color; this will make the garlic nutty and sweet. It only takes 1-2 tsp. This tip is from ATK's garlic mashed potato recipe. DELISH!

—MAUSERATI

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Aug 21, 2008

This is a good, different green bean salad. I really liked the contrasting flavors of the vinegar dressing and the mint. After reading other reviews, I decided to saute the garlic and onion. I used all four cloves, and it wasn't overpowering at all. I also just lightly blanched the beans and didn't use the sugar. Nice recipe!

—KymInNM

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Jun 07, 2007

This was good, but not great. I took other reviewer's suggestions and cut the garlic down to 2 cloves, and added more mint. Upon tasting, I added extra vinegar. I think green onions instead of regular onion would have been better. It was nice for a change, but not sure I'll make again.

—BN61079

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Jan 04, 2010

This was a very good recipe. I did decrease the amount of garlic, but added raisins which went wonderfully with the rest of the ingredients.

—Sheila

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Nov 27, 2008

Tasty. I cut down on the oil per some other reviewers' suggestion and quadrupled the mint. I would make this again.

—Kristy

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Nutrition

Calories
144 kcal
7%

Carbohydrates
12.3 g
4%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
10.3 g
16%

Fiber
4.3 g
17%

Protein
2.6 g
5%

Sodium
9 mg
< 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Minty Green Bean Salad

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 144
** Calories from Fat: 93

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 10.3g 16 %
** Saturated Fat 1.4g 7 %
** Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
** Sodium 9mg < 1 %
** Potassium 287mg 8 %
** Total Carbohydrates 12.3g 4 %
** Dietary Fiber 4.3g 17 %
** Protein 2.6g 5 %
** Sugars 3.5g
** Vitamin A 16 %
** Vitamin C 36 %
** Calcium 7 %
** Iron 14 %
** Thiamin 11 %
** Niacin 10 %
** Vitamin B6 10 %
** Magnesium 11 %
** Folate 26 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.