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White And Green Bean Salad

Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb 454g / 16ozGreen beans - trimmed, and
  Cut into 2" pieces
2 tablespoons 30mlRed-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon 15mlBalsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons 10mlExtra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon 5mlGrated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlFreshly-ground black pepper
1   Cannellini beans - (19 oz) - rinsed and drained
1   Red bell pepper - seeded and julienned
6   Kalamata olives - pitted and chopped (large)

Recipe Instructions

In a large saucepan, steam the green beans until tender-crisp, about 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the vinegars, oil, lemon zest and black pepper. Add both beans, the bell pepper and olives; toss to coat. Serve warm, or refrigerate, covered, until chilled, at least 2 hours.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: 176 Calories, 5 g Total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 0 mg Cholesterol, 302 mg Sodium, 25 g Total Carbohydrate, 8 g Dietary Fiber, 9 g Protein, 70 mg Calcium.

Serving Provides: 1 Fruit/Vegetable, 2 Protein/Milk, 1 Fat.

Points Per Serving: 2.

Source:
Simply the Best: 250 Prizewinning Family Recipes by Weight Watchers

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