Green Bean Salad With Sunflower Seeds
Created by Mikekey on November 20, 2011
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #2861
Ingredients
- 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
How to Make
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Step 1: Steam green beans until just crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.
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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.
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Step 3: Add the garlic to the skillet. Stir well. When the seeds have cooled slightly, stir in the vinegar.
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Step 4: In a large bowl, toss the beens with the seed mixture. Cool, then chill until ready to serve.
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Step 5: To serve, arrange beans over a bed of spinach and garnish with chopped green onion.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (197 g)
- Calories 77.6
- Total Fat - 3.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.5 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 3520 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4 g
- Sugars - 4.4 g
- Protein - 3.2 g
- Calcium - 80.4 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 23.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg