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remindsmeofmydog
06-03-2006, 06:51 PM
Here is another Cooking Light recipe I thought I'd share with you! I hope you enjoy it! :)

Multibean Salad
From Cooking Light

This is an updated take on a traditional three-bean salad. Soybeans are rich in potassium, and matched with other good vegetable sources, this is a side dish that can add 430 milligrams of the mineral to your next lunch.

2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) diagonally cut haricots verts (about 8 ounces)
2 cups (1/2-inch-thick) diagonally cut wax beans (about 8 ounces)
1 cup frozen shelled edamame (green soybeans)
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup finely chopped orange bell pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steam haricots verts, wax beans, and edamame, covered, 6 minutes or until haricots verts and wax beans are crisp-tender. Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain. Combine beans, tomatoes, bell pepper, and onion in a large bowl.

Combine vinegar, sugar, and mustard, stirring with a whisk. Gradually add oil to vinegar mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir in parsley, salt, and black pepper. Drizzle vinaigrette over bean mixture; toss gently to coat.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 85(29% from fat); FAT 2.7g (sat 0.2g,mono 1.1g,poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 4.4g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 48mg; SODIUM 125mg; FIBER 4g; IRON 1.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 11g

Maureen Callahan
Cooking Light, APRIL 2005

LittleLulu
06-24-2006, 11:42 PM
I never heard of haricots verts. What are they? Everything else sounds pretty good.

plcm111195
06-25-2006, 10:13 AM
haricots verts
Definition: [ah-ree-koh VEHR] The French term for "green string bean," haricot meaning "bean" and vert translating as "green."

haricot vert: very small and slender green bean

http://www.fruits-vegetables-spices.com/lagre_vegetables/french_beans.jpg

LittleLulu
06-25-2006, 05:55 PM
Thanks, Joanne!

remindsmeofmydog
06-25-2006, 08:13 PM
If you can't find haricots verts I'm sure regular green beans would do just fine, too. The haricots verts are just "baby" green beans and are thinner and more tender. The Costco I shop at has been selling them lately. They are in a big bag and not cheap but boy are they ever worth it!