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Green Bean Salad With Creamy Mustard Dressing

This divine, rich salad is great for party buffets. The green beans look great whole but are a little hard to eat gracefully, so feel free to cut them in half for more bite-size pieces.

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Salads
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

6 cups 960g / 33ozWhole green beans - (abt 1 lb) - ends trimmed
1 cup 237mlSliced white mushrooms
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozWalnut halves
3 tablespoons 45mlMayonnaise
2 tablespoons 30mlUnflavored yogurt
2 teaspoons 10mlDijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlSalt - or to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Cook the green beans in boiling water to desired doneness. Drain and rinse under cold water until cooled; drain.

Place green beans in large bowl with mushrooms and walnuts.

In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard, and salt. Pour the dressing over the salad, grind the pepper on top, and toss to combine.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Source:
1001 VEGETARIAN RECIPES by Carol Gelles (c) 1996 - Macmillan Publishing, New York, NY - 598 pages - $29.95 - As reprinted in the Mar/Apr, 1997 issue of Cookbook Digest

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