[recipe] Beans and Greens

[Guest guest]

I found this recipe a long time ago in some magazine,

but the quantities were huge as it was in some article

for feeding a crowd or for use as a potluck dish.

I reduced it down to serving 7 to 8 people, which is

still a bit much for our house. It is a nice salad course

item for summer BBQs out on the patio when guests

are here. Most everyone likes it and asks for the recipe,

which I find to be very simple. You can pretty much use

whatever viniagrette dressing you prefer instead of the

one provided. Enjoy!

 

Beans and Greens

 

1/2 cup olive oil

1/8 cup vinegar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1/4 tsp celery seed

1/4 tsp paprika

1 can (14.5 oz) cut green beans

4 cups torn lettuce

2 cups torn fresh spinach

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

 

In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the first six ingredients;

shake well. Pour over green beans; let stand for 15 minutes.

Just before serving, drain beans, reserving marinade. In a salad

bowl, combine the beans, lettuce, spinach and Swiss cheese.

Drizzle with reserved marinade; toss to coat.

Yield: 7 to 8 servings

 

~ PT ~

 

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value to its scarcity.

~Samuel Butler, poet (1612-1680)