[recipe] Basil Bean Salad nice recipe PT

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I agree, it's hard to keep up. I enjoy the way you take a digest and

post replies to various members at once.

This would be a nice salad for the New Years luncheon.

Marsha

 

 

 

 

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll> wrote:

>

> For every digest i don't have any replies for i thought

> i would share a recipe. *lol* i just read digest #331....

> i know, i am a bit behind you all, but catching up!

> Here is a nice salad we love. If you are vegan you can

> skip the cheese and add some nice chopped cashews;

> sometimes i do that and it is still very yummy.

>

> Basil Bean Salad

>

> 2 lbs. fresh green or wax beans, trimmed

> 3 green onions, sliced

> 2/3 cup minced fresh basil

> 2 to 4 Tbs olive oil

> 2 Tbs red wine vinegar

> 1/2 tsp salt

> Pepper to taste

> 2/3 cup grated Romano cheese

>

> Cut beans into 1-inch pieces. Place in a saucepan and

> cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered for

> 10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse with cold water

> and drain well. In a bowl, combine the beans, onions,

> basil, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with Romano

> cheese and toss to coat.

> Yield: 10 servings

>

> Nutritional analysis: One 3/4 cup serving (prepared with 2 Tbs

> olive oil) equals 66 calories, 165mg sodium, 3mg cholesterol,

> 7gm carbohydrate, 3gm protein, 4gm fat, 1gm fiber.

> Diabetic exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat

>

> ~ pt ~

> /

>

> Month of December - the shoe is covered with dirt:

> Heavy the land, flagging the sun;

> Bare the trees, still the muscle.

> ~ anon. Welsh poem

>