Crunchy Green Bean and Deli Salad is the kind of perfect menu staple – simple enough for a lunch at your desk, nice enough for a special occasion meal.
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Like many of the best recipes, this one happened because something went wrong. I bought some fresh green beans to roast for dinner, but then my oven broke and I needed to come up with plan B. I blanched the green beans, added some stuff that I found around my kitchen, and the resulting product was so good, I knew I’d be making it again and again!
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Crunchy Green Bean and Deli Salad
Ingredients
- Dressing:
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
- 3 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cubes frozen ginger
- 6 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- Salad:
- 1 1/2 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
- 1 red onion, diced
- 16 oz chunk cooked Turkey breast, cubed
Instructions
1. Prepare the dressing: combine all dressing ingredients in a small container. Mix until combined. Set aside.
2. Cut trimmed green beans into thirds. Place into a pot of salted boiling water. Blanch for a minute, then drain.
3. Immediately place green beans into a bowl of ice water to shock them and stop the cooking. Once green beans are fully cool, remove from water and set aside.
4. Place diced onion in a bowl. Add boiling water to cover. Let sit for about 5 minutes, then drain the water well. (This helps cut the harshness of the onion, and will work with any salad that has raw onion.) Set aside.
5. Cut turkey into small cubes. You can also buy the prepared deli cubes to use instead.
6. Assemble the salad: place everything in a large bowl. Toss to combine.
Notes
Plan ahead: all components can be prepared a day or two ahead of time and assembled just before serving.
While I prefer the salad freshly assembled, the leftover salad is great for a day or two after.
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