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Summer Green Bean and Potato Salad Recipe
Photo: Stephanie Studer

Summer Green Bean and Potato Salad Recipe

12 ingredients 12 side servings openrecipes

This is an evolution of classic vinegar-based German potato salads, lightened with fresh herbs, and with green beans for texture and variety. It can be eaten...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

575
Calories
15g
Protein
19g
Fat
94g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Orange Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1

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

  • 1.5 lbs small new potatoes, cut into 0.5-1" chunks (about the size of your thumb)
  • 1 lb green beans, cut into 1-2" pieces
  • 4 tbsp + 1/3 c olive oil
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 3/4 c diced onions (white, yellow and/or bulbs of green onions)
  • 1 red/yellow/orange bell pepper, seeded & cut in thin, 1-2" long pieces
  • optional: a dozen cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/4 c red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • handful of tarragon and parsley or other fresh herbs, chopped (good substitutes: dill, chives, green onion tops)
  • optional: 4 strips of bacon

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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