Hot German Wax Bean Salad Recipes

HOT GERMAN WAX BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Steam fresh beans in salted water until tender. Drain beans; **reserve** about 3/4 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Cook bacon until crisp and set aside to drain on paper towel. Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat and sauté onion until lightly browned.
• Add bean liquid to pan and cook until liquid has reduced to 1/4 cup. Add next 4 ingredients and the cooked wax beans.
• Heat through and season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh dill.

HOT BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In screw-top jar, combine first 7 ingredients; cover and shake well.
• Pour over beans and onions.
• Chill 4 to 24 hours.
• Heat bean mixture till hot through; drain.

GREEN BEAN AND WAX BEAN SALAD WITH TABASCO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cook the beans in a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water for approximately 10 minutes, or until crisp-tender.
• In a large non-reactive bowl combine the vinaigrette ingredients and whisk.
• Drain the beans, place in a large non-reactive bowl and toss them with the vinaigrette. Allow mixture to marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• On a large platter arrange the lettuce greens. Spoon the beans on the lettuce greens .
• Arrange the red onion crescents on top of the beans.
• Crumble the cooked bacon and garnish on top of the salad.