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Post by ellise on Jun 30, 2005 11:21:37 GMT 10
2 pounds fresh green beans, washed and trimmed 6 oz. goat cheese, crumbled 2/3 cup chopped hazelnuts 1/4 cup red onion, sliced 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste
Steam green beans until crisp-tender. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Combine beans, cheese, hazelnuts, and onion together in a large bowl. In a cruet, combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic and salt and pepper and shake well. Pour over green bean mixture and toss. Chill until ready to serve.
This salad presents very well and is also very tasty. With the onions, slice them very thin and then soak them in cold water for about 25 minutes before adding them to the salad. This will help tone down the onion flavor.
The Skinny: Goat cheese is already lower in fat than other cheeses but you may also be able to find low fat goat cheese.
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