Green Bean, Red Rice, and Almond Salad from 'The French Market Cookbook

Name: Green Bean, Red Rice, and Almond Salad from 'The French Market Cookbook
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps all-natural unsweetened almond butter; 85 grams 2/3 cup almonds, toasted and roughly chopped; 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 450 grams cups cooked red rice or brown rice, cooled (from about 1 cup (200 g) uncooked rice); 1 Tbsp cider vinegar; 20 grams cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; 900 grams pounds haricots verts or thin green beans, trimmed; 3 Tbsps freshly squeezed lemon juice; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Green Bean, Red Rice, and Almond Salad from 'The French Market Cookbook might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 13g of protein, 21g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up all-natural almond butter, sea salt, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the almonds you could follow this main course with the Fresh Cherry Clafouti with Almonds as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes. It works well as a reasonably priced main course.

Instructions

Set up a steamer. Steam the green beans, tightly covered, until just cooked through but not limp, 7 to 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. The beans can be cooked the day before.

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Green Beans

Beans

In a large salad bowl, whisk together the almond butter, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, and salt.

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Almond Butter

Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Vinegar

Salt

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Whisk

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Add the cooked beans and turn them gently in the dressing to coat. Stir in the rice. Taste and adjust the seasoning. The salad may be made a few hours in advance up to this point. Cover and refrigerate.

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