Ever wish there was another, less boring way to prepare green beans? Well, there is. This amazing German salad is everything but boring. Fresh beans, tomatoes, and hard-boiled eggs paired with a delicious dressing make this a must-try!
Best of all, it comes together in only 15 minutes.
My tiny garden is yielding green beans faster than we can eat them. Although we are huge fans of green beans, there are only so many days in a row I dare to serve them.
I'm not willing to start freezing them just yet so I share them with my daughter and try to prepare them in new, exciting ways.
Luckily, the older I get the more I remember from way back when (but don't ask me what happened yesterday or even what I had for breakfast this morning. Ha).
OK, perhaps I'm not lucky to be old, but some forgotten dishes are resurfacing in my mind like that French lemon yogurt cake I just made.
As I was looking at yet another green bean batch from my garden, I remembered that Germans often serve them as a salad. Beats me why I never thought of it since I'd left Germany.
So, what about them beans?
If you're looking for a vegetable with stellar amounts of health benefits, green beans aka string beans certainly fit the bill. They are a great source of vitamin A and antioxidants. Flavonoids like catechins (also found in green tea) in green beans help reduce body fat and can prevent obesity.
To name a few more, green beans also contain B-vitamins, vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, and potassium, which are essential for body metabolism - basically a superhero vegetable.
This colorful salad can be eaten warm or cold or as a side dish and is an absolute hit during the summer because it offers a light meal that is easy and quick to prepare.
They are first blanched then mixed with tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs and finally tossed with light garlic balsamic vinaigrette for an effortless dish your whole family will love.
As I was enjoying my favorite summer scene of sitting on a porch and snapping my green and yellow wax beans for dinner, I couldn't help but get excited about exploring other "hidden" dishes tucked away in my memory drawers.
Hey, gotta find something to look forward to as I age, right? 🙂
Ingredients:
- fresh green or yellow wax beans (or both for color)
- cherry tomatoes
- hard-boiled eggs
- shallot
- garlic
- mustard
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- red wine vinegar
- olive oil
- fresh basil
Directions:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- In the meantime wash the green beans briefly and, if desired, break the ends.
- Once the water boils, add the green beans and reduce the temperature (the water should only simmer). Blanch beans for 5 minutes.
- Drain green beans and place in a large bowl or a serving platter. Add the cherry tomatoes and eggs.
- In a small bowl, combine together the shallot, garlic, mustard (if using), salt, pepper, and vinegar. Whisk in olive oil.
- Pour over bean mixture. Sprinkle the bean salad with some fresh basil.
- Enjoy!
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Amazing German Green Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green or yellow wax beans or both for color
- 12 oz cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 small shallot chopped or sliced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ tablespoon mustard optional - I forgot to add it and it was still so delicious
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salt water to a boil.
- In the meantime wash the green beans briefly and, if desired, break the ends.
- Once the water boils, add the green beans and reduce the temperature (the water should only simmer). Blanch beans for 5 minutes.
- Drain green beans and place in a large bowl or a serving platter. Add the cherry tomatoes and eggs.
- In a small bowl, combine together the shallot, garlic, mustard (if using), salt, pepper, and vinegar. Whisk in olive oil.
- Pour over bean mixture. Sprinkle the bean salad with some fresh basil.
- Enjoy!
Catherine says
This looks so yummy! #ReaderTipTuesday
Jas says
Thank you, Catherine! Have a lovely day 🙂
Sandra L Garth says
What a beautiful dish! I'm guilty of cooking string beans the same way my mother did. They are nowhere near healthy but man are they good! After boiling them until most of the green color is gone they were smothered with ham hocks or salt pork. My family will probably stage a mutiny if I cook them a different way but if they don't eat them that means more for me. Yay!
Thank you for sharing with us at Celebrate Your Story, and have a great weekend.
Jas says
Haha, Sandra! My favorite way of preparing them is with bacon, but this is a salad, so it doesn't count against the cook 😉
Teresa - Aging Like a Fine Wine says
I'm always eager to find new vegetable recipes. I'll be trying this one out! Thanks for sharing it with us at the #BloggingGrandmothersLinkParty! Pinning for future reference!
Jas says
Thank you, Teresa! 🙂