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Lemon-Basil Bean Salad

Source of Recipe

by Brenda/bjcarruth/EDC, from Cooking Light, May 2000


Recipe Link: messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fdcooking&msg=6310.1

List of Ingredients

1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp. olive oil
2½ tsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 clove minced garlic
4 cups fresh green beans, cooked/drained
1½ cups chopped plum tomatoes
10 ounces baby lima beans, cooked/drained
4 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled


Recipe

Whisk together the first nine ingredients. Combine green beans, tomato and lima beans in a large bowl. Pour basil mixture over bean mixture and toss well. Sprinkle with bacon & serve.