Green Bean Mushroom And Olive Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a rolling boil. Add the beans and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with 3 tablespoons olive oil and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cool, uncovered.
• Finely grate the zest of 1 lemon; combine with the shallots in another large bowl. Squeeze the juice from both lemons on top. Add the mushrooms and toss with 1 tablespoon salt. Set aside.
• Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until golden and fragrant. Sprinkle with the sugar and a pinch of salt and cook until the sugar melts, about 3 more minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the mushrooms and gently combine with the beans, parsley and half the nuts. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl or platter and sprinkle the remaining nuts on top.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat and drop in the green beans; cook until slightly tender, but still crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately drain the green beans and plunge into ice water to stop the beans from cooking further. Drain the beans and place them in a shallow serving dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in the oil for about 30 seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the olives, tomatoes, vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture over green beans. Toss together until beans are evenly coated. Sprinkle feta cheese over the top and garnish with oregano sprigs. Chill at least 3 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Wash and trim green beans. Steam over hot water for 7 minutes, until beans are tender but firm.
• Wash, trim and quarter mushrooms. After green beans have been cooking for about 2 minutes, add mushrooms. When green beans are ready, mushrooms will be, too.
• Wash, trim and thinly slice scallions. Pit olives.
• Whisk oil, vinegar and mustard in a large bowl.
• When green beans and mushrooms are cooked, drain.
• Cut beans in half, and add to dressing along with mushrooms, olives and scallions. Mix well.

Steps:

• Wash and trim the green beans, and steam over hot water for about 7 minutes, until tender but still firm.
• Wash, trim and quarter the mushrooms. After the green beans have been cooking for about 2 minutes, add the mushrooms. When the green beans are ready, the mushrooms will be, too.
• Rinse peppers if they come from a can or jar, and cut into thin strips.
• Wash, trim and thinly slice the green onions. Pit the olives.
• Whisk the oil, vinegar and mustard in a bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients.
• When the green beans and mushrooms are cooked, cut the beans in half, and add to the dressing along with the mushrooms, peppers, olives and green onions. Mix well. Serve with one slice of bread.

Steps:

• Trim off the ends of each green bean and if there is a ''string'' down the side, pull it away and discard.
• Bring enough water to a boil to cover the beans when they are added. Add salt.
• Add the beans and when the water returns to a boil let the beans cook about 8 minutes or to the desired degree of doneness. Drain and set aside.
• Remove the anchovies to a flat surface. Add the liquid in which they were packed to a small mixing bowl. Finely chop the anchovies and add them to the bowl.
• Finely chop the egg and add it to the bowl.
• Cut the mushrooms into thin slices and put them in a bowl. Sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon and toss. Add the beans and set aside.
• To the bowl containing the anchovies and egg add the vinegar, oil, pepper and parsley. Beat to blend with a wire whisk. Pour this over the beans and mushrooms, toss to blend.

Steps:

• For salad:.
• Cook green beans in boiling water just til they turn bright green, rinse immediately under cold water, drain well.
• Place green beans, and rest of salad ingredients into large salad bowl and toss with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add lettuce and olive dressing, toss well.
• For dressing:.
• Process everything but oils in food processor or blender til blended.
• Slowly add oils, process til smooth.
• Makes about 1 cup dressing.

Steps:

• Boil the beans in salted water for 5-7 mins, then drain and submerge in a bowl of iced water. Pat dry with a tea towel and tip into a bowl with the mushrooms and chives.
• Put the rest of the ingredients into a small jar and shake well. Pour over the beans and toss gently. Pack in a covered container and refrigerate.

Steps:

• Steam or blanch the green beans for five minutes, then cool in a bowl of ice water. Drain and trim the stems. If the beans are very long, break in half.
• Combine the beans, mushrooms, chickpeas, Parmesan and herbs in a salad bowl. In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the lemon juice, vinegar, salt, mustard and garlic. Whisk in the olive oil.
• Toss the dressing with the bean mixture shortly before serving. If desired, garnish with red pepper slices or toss them with the salad.

Steps:

• Wash, trim and steam green beans over hot water, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Wash, trim and slice mushrooms.
• Whisk oil, stock and vinegar in serving bowl; add mushrooms.
• When green beans are cooked, drain stir into bowl and season with salt and pepper.