Quick Crispy Green Bean Salad Recipes

GREEN BEAN, WATERCRESS, AND CRISPY SHALLOT SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water, and place a colander inside bowl. Line a baking sheet with a double layer of paper towels. Cook green beans in boiling water until bright green and crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. With a wire skimmer or slotted spoon, transfer to colander to stop cooking. Cool green beans completely in ice bath, then transfer to lined baking sheet; pat dry.
• In a small saucepan, heat vegetable oil over medium-low. In a small bowl, toss shallots with flour. Working in three batches, fry shallots in oil until golden and crispy, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer shallots to paper towels, and season generously with salt.
• In a small bowl, whisk lemon juice, mustard, and olive oil to combine; season dressing with salt and pepper. Place watercress on a serving platter, and drizzle with half the dressing. Top with green beans and remaining dressing. Serve sprinkled with fried shallots.

HOW TO MAKE CRISPY ROASTED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Place a baking sheet in the oven for 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, place the green beans and all the remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Arrange the seasoned green beans in a single layer on the preheated baking sheet.
• Bake for about 8 minutes or until crisp-tender.

SAUTéED GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Blanch beans: Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 1 teaspoon of salt. Add beans, cook for 4 minutes (they will turn bright green), drain, then rinse under cold tap water to cool. (There's really no need to shock in ice water). Shake off excess water.
• Sauté: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add green beans and garlic. Toss (or stir!) for 2 minutes until the garlic is golden and crispy. Add salt and pepper, then toss.
• Serve: Transfer beans to serving dish. Serve warm!
• Prepare ahead: Blanch beans per step 1, cool and dry, store in fridge until required. When ready to serve, just toss with garlic. It's an instant on-demand side!

CRISP GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook green beans in boiling water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes; drain. Plunge beans into a bowl filled with ice water to cool; drain beans.
• Combine red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, ground ginger, sesame seeds, sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame seeds in a bowl. Whisk canola oil into the vinegar mixture until thoroughly incorporated; season with salt and black pepper.
• Toss green beans, grape tomatoes, and shredded carrot in a large bowl. Drizzle dressing over the green bean mixture; toss to coat.

CREAMY GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• For the salad: Melt the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms to the melted butter and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden brown and have released their moisture, about 6 minutes. Stir in the thyme, Worcestershire, celery, garlic and salt to taste. Cook until the garlic and thyme are aromatic and the celery is starting to brown on the edges, about 2 minutes. The celery should still be lightly crisp. Add more salt if desired. Take off the heat and spread on a sheet tray to cool.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Set up a large bowl of ice water and line a sheet tray with a paper towel or kitchen towel. Generously season the boiling water with salt. Add the green beans and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a spider or drain in a colander and transfer to the ice bath. Once cooled, transfer the green beans to the lined sheet tray and thoroughly pat dry.
• For the creamy Parmesan dressing: Whisk together the yogurt, Parmesan, mayonnaise, sherry vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Refrigerate if not using immediately.
• To assemble: To the bowl of dressing, add the green beans, mushroom mixture and romaine. Toss to combine and everything is fully coated. Transfer to a serving dish and top with the almonds and crispy fried onions. Serve immediately.

SIMPLE GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Boil or steam green beans until tender-crisp (hint: use a bit of salt in the water to make the beans their greenest).
• Meanwhile, add garlic and oil to medium-sized serving bowl.
• Mix.
• Once they're cooked, drain the beans and toss them in the olive oil& garlic mixture.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• If you can, let the salad sit for 30 minutes (or more) to let the flavours combine.
• Serve at desired temperature.
• Note: this salad is also very tasty with some finely chopped onion (preferably sweet) added with the garlic.
• You can also use a mix of greeen and yellow beans for additional colour.

CRISPY GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Pulse pita in a food processor until coarsely ground. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add pita crumbs and cook, stirring, until golden and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Steam green beans in batches until bright green and crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with seasoned breadcrumbs.