Italian · Salad

Green Bean Salad with Mushrooms and Ham

Name: Green Bean Salad with Mushrooms and Ham
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 8 as a starter or side
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 450 g young tender green beans, trimmed (about 1 lb); 1 clove garlic, minced; 115 g medium button mushrooms, sliced (about 1/4 lb); 85 g lean smoked ham, diced (about 3 oz); 1 large ripe tomato, seeded and diced; ½ cup fresh basil leaves, cut into thin ribbons; 80 ml extra virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup; 2 tbsp sherry vinegar or good red wine vinegar; salt, to taste; freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Snappy blanched green beans dressed in a sharp olive oil and sherry vinegar vinaigrette with raw mushrooms, smoked ham, diced tomato and basil, an Italian antipasto that eats well as a light main course.

YieldServes 8 as a starter or side
Hands-on30 min
Total40 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

450 gyoung tender green beans, trimmed (about 1 lb)
1 clovegarlic, minced
115 gmedium button mushrooms, sliced (about 1/4 lb)
85 glean smoked ham, diced (about 3 oz)
1large ripe tomato, seeded and diced
½ cupfresh basil leaves, cut into thin ribbons

Vinaigrette

80 mlextra virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup
2 tbspsherry vinegar or good red wine vinegar
to tastesalt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Diet

Mediterranean
Lower sugar

Contains

Sulfites
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Olive
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Basil
Black and white pepper
Mushrooms (any)
Button, cremini and portobello
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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Method

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Ingredients

Vinaigrette

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