Low Fat Fresh Green Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Elevate your salad game with this vibrant **Low Fat Fresh Green Bean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette**—a healthy, flavor-packed side dish that’s as simple as it is satisfying! Fresh, tender-crisp green beans are blanched to perfection and tossed with juicy cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, and fragrant parsley. The magic lies in the tangy lemon vinaigrette, a delightful blend of zesty lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, Dijon mustard, and just a touch of honey for natural sweetness. With only 15 minutes of prep time and a total cooking time of 10 minutes, this quick, low-fat recipe is ideal for weeknight dinners or summer gatherings. Serve it as a light, refreshing side or make-ahead dish to highlight fresh, seasonal ingredients in their finest form.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 500 grams fresh green beans
- 200 grams cherry tomatoes
- 0.5 medium red onion
- 15 grams fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1.5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 0.5 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. While waiting, prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice and water.
Trim the ends of the green beans and cut them into approximately 2-inch pieces.
Add the green beans to the boiling water. Blanch them for about 4-5 minutes until they are bright green and tender-crisp.
Quickly transfer the beans from the boiling water to the ice bath to stop the cooking process. Let them sit until completely cooled.
Drain the beans and pat dry with a clean towel.
Halve the cherry tomatoes and thinly slice the red onion.
In a large salad bowl, combine the blanched green beans, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and chopped fresh parsley.
To make the lemon vinaigrette, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl or shake them in a jar with a lid until well mixed.
Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss everything together to ensure it's evenly coated.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 hours to allow the flavors to meld.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
441 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 23.3 g | 30% | |
| Saturated Fat | 3.6 g | 18% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 1292 mg | 56% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 59.5 g | 22% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 21.2 g | 76% | |
| Total Sugars | 31.5 g | ||
| Protein | 12.2 g | 24% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 251 mg | 19% | |
| Iron | 6.8 mg | 38% | |
| Potassium | 1806 mg | 38% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
