Green Beans Salad with Tomatoes

This Simple Green Beans salad with Tomatoes 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 is the perfect salad for a picnic side dish since it is served cold.  

This fresh green bean salad 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!

Why This Green Beans Recipe?

• This marinated green bean salad is perfect for picnics and summer cookouts. Served cold, it is a refreshing salad for a hot summer day.
• Made with fresh green beans in a light dressing, this healthy side dish will complement many main dishes. This simple recipe is great with farmer’s market or garden growngreen beans.
• This perfect summer salad and its homemade dressing comes together in just a few minutes.

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

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

Ingredients for Easy 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. Fresh beans make a great addition to any meal .

Tomatoes – You can use any kind of variety. I usually pick the stemmed or Roma Tomatoes, but you can use cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes. Pick ripe, juicy tomatoes

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

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

How To Make A Green Beans 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.

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Tips to Make the Best Green Bean Salad Recipe

• Prepare the green beans ahead of time by washing beans and breaking off the ends.
• When rinsing the beans after blanching, you can put them in a quick ice bath. The ice water bath helps the green beans retain their bright green color and just takes a few extra minutes.
• 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 sub apple cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar
• You can add other cooked fresh vegetables to this salad such as potatoes or carrots. You can add a sprinkling of fresh basil to the top.

Serving and Storage Suggestions

This is the perfect side dish for grilled meat, sandwiches, and fish. As with most salad side dishes, store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

More Easy Salad Ideas

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. 

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