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Thai Green Bean Salad

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by Loves Food Loves to Eat

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best String Bean Salad

This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Spring Vegetable Recipe
A&M's Testing Notes: This is a simple and extremely tasty way to serve green beans. I accidentally overcooked my green beans a bit (so they weren't as crisp as I would have liked) but they were still delicious...
This is a simple and extremely tasty way to serve green beans. I accidentally overcooked my green beans a bit (so they weren't as crisp as I would have liked) but they were still delicious served this way, and my dinner guests agreed. I was pretty generous with the Sriracha, so they were wonderfully spicy. This is a great summer salad if you enjoy Thai flavors! - WinnieAb

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Loves Food Loves to Eat's Notes: A year ago I created a really tasty Thai Steak Salad recipe, and decided to repurpose the dressing and fresh herb combo to make a fresh, light green bean salad. This salad is bright and flavorful...
A year ago I created a really tasty Thai Steak Salad recipe, and decided to repurpose the dressing and fresh herb combo to make a fresh, light green bean salad. This salad is bright and flavorful, sweet and spicy, and really deliciously complex. Perfect for a main course or side! - Loves Food Loves to Eat

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Serves 2-4

1/4 cup soy sauce Ask a question about this ingredient

1 large clove garlic- pressed Ask a question about this ingredient

1.5 teaspoons fish sauce Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon rice vinegar Ask a question about this ingredient

zest and juice of one large lime Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon light brown sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

squirt of Sriracha sauce (spice to your liking) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 pound fresh green beans/string beans- ends removed and cut in half Ask a question about this ingredient

2 tomatoes (I use roma, but your choice)- chopped Ask a question about this ingredient

1 red bell pepper- thinly sliced Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup chopped cilantro Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil Ask a question about this ingredient

1-2 springs chopped fresh mint Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup roasted chopped peanuts Ask a question about this ingredient

sliced green onion for garnish Ask a question about this ingredient

black pepper Ask a question about this ingredient

For dressing, whisk together soy sauce, garlic, fish sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice and zest, brown sugar, and sriracha.
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Bring a pot of water to a boil and blanche beans for about 2 minutes, still crunchy and bright green. Shock in cold water.
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Combine red pepper, tomato, cilantro, basil, mint, and green beans. Toss with dressing and add black pepper to your liking. Let sit for at least 30 minutes for flavors to meld.
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Before serving, toss in peanuts, and garnish with green onion.
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1 Comment on Thai Green Bean Salad

rbnyc added 9 months ago

I made this for dinner last night with green and yellow beans. Really nice recipe. The only thing I didn't have in house were peanuts so I skipped that step. Next time I won't or I'll roast cashews instead. But the flavors were spot on and the dish really worked well. Thanks for posting it.