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Tomato and Garlic Green Bean Salad

Tomato and Garlic Green Bean Salad
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best String Bean Salad
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    Sunchowder's Notes: This recipe is based on a delightful recipe from the Australian Women's Weekly series of cookbooks. I have been making this for my family for the past 15 years and it always goes over really...

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Serves Serves 6

  1. Wash and top and tail green beans.

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  2. Slice onion into 1/4 pieces.

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  3. Chop tomatoes into 1/4 pieces.

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  4. In a medium saute pan, melt the 2 oz of butter and add in the pine nuts and minced garlic. Saute until the pine nuts turn a soft golden brown. Remove from the pan and place the nuts and garlic in a working bowl on your counter.

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  5. Using the same pan with leftover butter, add either your canola oil or your olive oil, stir in the onion and cook until translucent.

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  6. Add the fresh green beans, tomatoes and lemon zest and cook for about 8 to 10 minutes until the beans are just tender. Add in your pine nuts and garlic and stir to combine.

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  7. Add salt, pepper and fresh basil.

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