• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Organized Island
  • Home
  • Valentine's Day Recipes
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Valentine's Day Recipes
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Subscribe
×

Organized Island » Recipes » Recipes

Simple Cold Green Beans Salad

Published: Jun 3, 2019 · Modified: Apr 21, 2022 by Raquel · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

Sharing is caring!

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
Green Bean Salad
cold green bean salad
cold green bean salad recipe
Green Beans Salad

This Simple Green Beans salad recipe is a tasty cold salad recipe that is perfect for any meal, but especially nice for a picnic salad or barbecue side dish. This season I love to create dishes that are easy to pack and go for a meal outdoors. 

This cold summer salad recipe is one of those classic recipes that is easy to make. It is a great way to incorporate green beans into your meal plan when they are on sale too!

Green Beans Salad

Hello Friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend! We took advantage of the sun on Saturday and enjoyed a wonderful day in our backyard. We enjoyed the day with friends and watched some of the games on TV.

Why This Green Beans Recipe?

  • This marinated green bean salad is perfect for picnics and summer cookouts. 
  • Made with fresh green beans in a light dressing, this healthy side dish will complement many main dishes. 
  • This easy side dish comes together in just a few minutes and the light dressing really adds flavor to the green beans. 

cold green bean salad

I love that this recipe reminds me of the salads I used to have as a child.

 

green bean salad

This recipe includes a red wine vinegar dressing for a wonderful marinated green bean dish.

 

Ingredients for Green Beans Salad

Green Beans - You will want to use fresh green beans from your farmers market or grocer. Canned green beans will not work.

Tomatoes - You can use any kind of variety. I usually pick the stemmed or Roma Tomatoes, but you can use cherry tomatoes or whatever you have on hand (or is on sale).

Parmesan Cheese - For best results, pick a nice cheese from the deli and grate it. If you want to save money, you can use a jar variety. 

Dressing- I have included the basic dressing for this salad. This dressing also works as a nice dressing with other vegetables too. If you are short on time, you can use 

Equipment Needed

  • Large pot
  • colander
  • cutting board
  • knife
  • grater
  • small bowl and spoon for dressing
  • large bowl or serving bowl

green beans

 

 

Chilled green beans are quite refreshing if you have never had them in a salad.

 

green beans and peppers in bowl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How To Make Cold Green Bean Salad

The cooking process is key. It is important not to over cook the green beans. 

  1. Wash and prepare green beans.
  2. Place beans in boiling water and cook over high heat 3-4 minutes.
  3. Drain and rinse in cold water immediately.
  4. Drain again and pat dry.
  5. Add dressing to bean mixture and serve or refrigerate.

 

green bean salad

Don't forget to bookmark or pin this recipe.

Green Bean Salad

timesaving tips to streamline recipes

  • Prepare the green beans ahead of time by washing beans and breaking off the ends.
  • Use garlic form a jar or tube in place of fresh garlic.
  • You can use a bottled balsamic vinaigrette dressing instead of making your own.
  • Prepare extra salad and eat it again for lunch the next day or mix with cooked pasta for a nice meal..

Variations, Notes, and Substitutions

  • You can substitute feta cheese or Mozzarella cheese for the Parmesan.
  • You can add a chopped small red onion to this salad. 
  • You can add other cooked fresh vegetables to this salad such as potatoes or carrots.

Serving and Storage Suggestions

As with most salad side dishes, store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

More Side Dishes for Hot Summer Days

Creamy Macaroni Salad –  Fresh peppers and creamy dressing make this a favorite year-round.

Broccoli Pasta Salad - a wonderful broccoli salad with pasta. Beautiful and colorful!

Potato Salad - 

Quick and Easy Mediterranean Salad – Tomatoes, garbanzo beans, and feta make this salad extra special and colorful.

Mango Arugula Salad – A lovely change with fresh arugula and mango slices.

Salad Supreme Pasta Salad - If you have never tried a salad recipe with this spice - you will want to try this one!

Asian Cucumber Salad - A fresh and crisp cucumber salad with a tangy dressing. 

Easy Green Beans Salad

green bean salad

Simple Cold Green Beans Salad

Raquel Pineira
A delicious and refreshing cold green bean salad made with fresh green beans. Very simple to make and perfect as a healthy picnic or barbecue side dish.
5 from 4 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Salads
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 76 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound green beans
  • ½ onion chopped
  • 3 to matoes I used Roma
  • ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Wash green beans, drain, and snap off ends. Fill a saucepan with water.2, Heat water until boiling3. Place beans in boiling water 3-4 minutes.
  • Remove from heat immediately,and drain beans with a colander.
  • Rinse with cold water and drain.
  • Pat beans dry with a paper towel.
  • Make the salad dressing in a separate bowl.
  • Toss warm dressing into green beans and chill in the refrigerator.
  • Top with cheese before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 76kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 464mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1600IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 125mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Green Bean Salad Dressing

⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons Red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon mustard
Pinch of black pepper

Mix ingredients in small bowl or mason jar. Blend thoroughly and pour over green beans.

We hope you loved this cold green beans salad recipe. If you are not yet subscribing to my CELEBRATE THE SEASON newsletter, you can subscribe here. I share simple recipes for the season as well as a few things that I don’t share here.

I will email you only once a week. I know how valuable your time is and respect that tremendously!

If you try this recipe or any other recipe on Organized Island, please don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know where you found it in the comments below, I love hearing from you! 

Want to streamline your weekly meals? Check out my Beginner's Guide to Meal Planning book on Amazon.

 

easy-simple-recipe-ideas

Cold Gren Beans Salad

« Summer Cleaning Tips
Easy Strawberry Muffins Recipe »

About Raquel

Southern California mom who blogs about time-saving recipes, entertaining and party ideas.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Tamara

    June 03, 2019 at 3:39 pm

    Nothing here I don't LOVE. I do love chilled green beans in a salad. I think they're wonderful that way. And I love the cheese topping and clear instructions!

    Reply
    • Raquel

      June 08, 2019 at 10:51 am

      The cheese adds just enough flavor to complement the beans nicely!

      Reply
  2. Erlene

    June 23, 2019 at 4:07 pm

    Love how simple this salad is. Thanks for sharing on MM. Pinned and will be featuring it on tonight's party.

    Reply
    • Raquel

      June 25, 2019 at 9:39 am

      Thanks so much Erlene! 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Hi, I'm Raquel! I am a self-proclaimed foodie and have enjoyed cooking and baking since I was little. I loved baking cookies with my mother and grandma as a child, and later making dinners for my parents to foster my passion while in high school. I also had a passion for organizing and keeping things tidy.

More about me →

Budget Meals

  • Creamy Chicken Pot Pie
  • Slow Cooker Irish Beef Stew
  • Chicken Egg Noodle Casserole
  • Slow Cooker Beef Chili
  • Chicken Tenders Fried
  • Chicken Fajitas Crock Pot

Popular Recipes

  • Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats
  • Chex Valentine Mix
  • Deconstructed Lasagna
  • Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups
  • Neiman Marcus Dip
  • Air Fryer Jalapeno Poppers

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy

Accessibility Statement

Newsletter

  • Sign Up! for emails and updates

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2023 · Organized Island · Privacy Policy