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    Green Bean Salad with Bacon


    Source of Recipe


    cooking light

    Recipe Introduction


    servings 6
    points 1 (1 2/3 cups)

    List of Ingredients




    2 pounds green beans, trimmed
    3 bacon slices
    2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
    1/4 cup red wine vinegar
    1 tablespoon honey
    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

    Recipe



    Cook beans in boiling water 5 minutes. Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain. Place beans in a large bowl.
    Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside. Add shallots to drippings in pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add vinegar; cook 30 seconds, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Drizzle mixture over beans.

    Combine honey, mustard, pepper, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Pour over green bean mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.



    NUTRITION PER SERVING
    CALORIES 86(24% from fat); FAT 2.3g(sat 0.7g,mono 0.7g,poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 3.3g; CHOLESTEROL 4mg; CALCIUM 80mg; SODIUM 217mg; FIBER 5.6g; IRON 1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 13.1g


 

 

 


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