mixed bean salad
Adding to my infinite list of gastronomical oddities–I consider meat a side dish, cilantro tastes like dirt to me, I don’t drink tea and the only seafood I can stand is mussels–Alex and I finally ate at Mario Batali’s heroical West Village gastropub, , two weekends ago and all I’ve been able to talk about since were the .
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Yellow Wax Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1/2 pound yellow wax beans, ends trimmed and beans halved crosswise
- 1/2 pound haricot vert, or slim green beans, ends trimmed and beans halved crosswise
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- Glug of white wine
- Salt and pepper
- Juice of one lemon