Healthy String Beans Salad
Garden-fresh string bean salad with a rustic, creamy garlic sauce made with the simplest of ingredients!
Servings: 4
Calories: 246kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams (1.1 pounds) string beans
- coarse sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
- lemon wedges to serve with
For The Garlic Sauce:
- 70 grams (2.5 ounces) crustless stale bread
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil + extra to drizzle on top
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice
- ⅓ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Prepare the beans. Cut the tips of the beans and then cut them in half or into three, depending on how long they are.
- Soak the stale bread in water. Once it softens, squeeze it very well to remove all the water and keep it aside.
- Bring plenty of water to a boil and season with a generous amount of coarse sea salt.
- Boil the beans until tender to your liking.
- Drain the beans in a strainer.
- Pulse all of the ingredients for the garlic sauce, including the bread, in a small food processor until smooth and creamy.
- Serve the beans warm or close to room temperature. Drizzle with plenty of extra virgin olive oil and add the garlic sauce on top. Top with freshly ground pepper and serve with some lemon wedges on the side.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 285mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 863IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg