Garden Bean And Potato Salad With Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipes

BALSAMIC VINEGAR POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then cook for 5 to 10 minutes, until tender. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl.
• Add the onion, red peppers, olives, and artichokes to the bowl with the potatoes. In a separate bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, oregano, basil, mustard powder and parsley. Pour over the vegetables, and stir to coat. Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.

GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large pot, and fill with about 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Throw in the green beans to steam after the first 10 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut potatoes into quarters. Transfer to a large bowl, and toss with fresh basil, red onion, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and olive oil. Pour over the salad, and stir to coat. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed.

POTATO AND GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, green beans, onion and basil.
• Mix/whisk all the vinaigrette ingredients togther (I like to shake it in a small jar).
• Add in the Balsamic vinaigrette mixture to the warm potato/bean mixture; toss well to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve chilled or room temperature.

GREEN BEAN SALAD WITH BALSAMIC BASIL VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• BEETS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut the top and bottom ends off of the beets then peel using a vegetable peeler. Cut the beets into 1- 1 ½ inch chunks. Place beets on a foil lined baking sheet. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and some freshly cracked salt and pepper. Roast for 35-40 minutes or until the beets are fork tender.
• DRESSING: While the beets are roasting, prepare the rest of the salad. Add all of the Dressing ingredients to a mason jar and shake vigorously or whisk together in a small bowl. Refrigerate dressing until ready to use. If serving salad within the hour, then place dressing in the freezer to quickly chill.
• GREEN BEANS: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and stir in two tablespoon salt. Add the green beans and cook until tender crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare a large bowl of ice water to transfer the greens to. Using a slotted spoon, transfer beans to ice water to stop cooking. Drain the beans and pat very dry. Transfer to a large salad bowl.
• Combine green beans with tomatoes, beets, red onion, and craisins. Drizzle with some of the dressing, cover and chill one hour (time permitting). When ready to serve, toss with arugula, mozzarella, pine nuts and additional dressing if desired. Season with freshly cracked salt and pepper to taste.

GREEN BEAN AND POTATO SALAD WITH BACON VINAIGRETTE!

Steps:

• Place the washed potatoes into 4 qts. salted water and boil until tender when pierced with a sharp knife tip.(30 minutes).
• Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside until cool enough to peel.
• Cook the green beans in the same water and boil for 5 minutes.
• Drain and set aside.In a medium sized skillet place the oil and over medium heat and saute the bacon until crisp.
• Remove the skillet from the heat.
• Add the vinegar and the shallots, several grinds of fresh pepper and about 1/4-1/2 tsp.of sea or kosher salt.
• Slice the potatoes about 1/4 inch thick into a serving bowl and add the green beans.
• Add the contents of the skillet.
• Toss well to combine.
• Taste for more pepper or salt and serve warm.

SPRING POTATO SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE {VEGAN}

Steps:

• Wash and dry new potatoes, then cut into smaller pieces, like pictured. Depending on the size of your potatoes, cut lengthwise and in half.
• Heat a pan on medium and add 1 tbs of olive oil. Add new potatoes and season with a pinch of salt. Stir to coat the potatoes in oil and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring regularly, until the potatoes soften and turn golden-brown.
• While the potatoes are cooking, wash, drain and cut lettuce. Wash, dry and thinly slice radishes and cucumber. Place lettuce, radishes and cucumber into a bowl.
• Make balsamic vinaigrette: pour 1/4 cup of olive oil in a cup, add balsamic vinegar and dijon mustard. Add a finely diced clove of garlic and some finely chopped chives. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk well until thoroughly combined.
• When the potatoes are cooked, remove from heat and let cool for a couple of minutes, then add to the salad. Pour balsamic vinaigrette over potatoes and salad and mix well. Serve.

TWO-BEAN SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in medium bowl. Toss to blend well. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)