How Do You Make Summer Garden Bean Salad?
Make a delicious and summer garden bean salad with fresh and canned beans. The garden fresh beans and a light vinaigrette dressing make this salad so refreshing during the summer. But this is a great year round salad, because it’s packed full of vitamins and it’s a great source of high fiber and protein. Here are a few tips to make a summer garden bean salad. Remove the ends of a half-pound each of fresh green beans and yellow wax beans. Slice the beans in half, on the diagonal. If summer is long gone and fresh beans aren’t available, buy whole frozen beans that are not fully cooked, only blanched. Heat a large pot of salted water to boiling. Blanch the fresh beans by boiling them for only a minute or two and removing them immediately from the boiling water. Immerse the blanched beans in ice cold water to retain the color. Drain the fresh beans well. If you are using whole frozen beans, let them thaw but do not blanch again. Slice 3 or 4 scallions, including the firm part of the greens
