Green and Yellow Bean Salad

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Yellow wax beans in the salad complement a traditional green bean salad nicely. If wax beans are unavailable, use extra green beans in their place.

Nutritional Information
Calories:67 (39% from fat)
Fat:2.9g (sat 1.3g,mono 1.2g,poly 0.3g)
Protein:3g
Carbohydrate:8.7g
Fiber:2.3g
Cholesterol:6mg
Iron:1.1mg
Sodium:246mg
Calcium:73mg

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  • 8

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound wax beans, trimmed
  • 3/4 pound green beans, trimmed
  • 2 cups chopped tomato
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Cook beans in boiling water 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Combine the tomato and next 4 ingredients (tomato through pepper) in a bowl. Divide the beans evenly among 8 plates. Spoon 1/4 cup tomato mixture over the beans. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sliced basil and 1 tablespoon cheese.

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