Simple Cold Green Beans Salad

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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 is one of those recipes that is a nice cool side dish and so easy to make.

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

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.

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.

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

For more great summer salad recipes, check out

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!

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.

Easy Green Beans Salad

1 pound green beans
½ onion chopped
3 tomatoes (I used Roma)
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese

Fill a saucepan with water
Heat water until boiling
Cook beans in boiling water 5-6 minutes
Remove from heat and drain

In a bowl mix dressing ingredients (below).

Pour over hot beans and stir well.
Chill 1-2 hours min
Top with Parmesan cheese

Green Bean Salad Dressing

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

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

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.

If you try this quick and easy green bean salad 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!