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Green Bean Salad With Sunflower Seeds

Here's how you make Green Bean Salad With Sunflower Seeds
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound green string beans (ends snapped off)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted sunflower seeds
  • 1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 4 teaspoons tarragon vinegar
  • 4 cups fresh spinach leaves, torn
  • 2 green onions, chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Steam green beans until just crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.

  • Step 2: While the beans steam, place the oil in a small skillet with the sunflower seeds and cook, stirring, over medium heat until the seeds are golden brown. Do not overcook. Remove from heat.

  • Step 3: Add the garlic to the skillet. Stir well. When the seeds have cooled slightly, stir in the vinegar.

  • Step 4: In a large bowl, toss the beens with the seed mixture. Cool, then chill until ready to serve.

  • Step 5: To serve, arrange beans over a bed of spinach and garnish with chopped green onion.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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