Green Bean Salad With Honey Mustard Potatoes Recipe

This nutrient-packed green bean salad is a unique twist on a traditional recipe, and features a mouthwatering combination of vegetables, honey mustard potatoes and Italian parmesan shavings.

Preparation Time 10 mins - Cooking Time 20 mins - Serves 4

Ingredients

400g new potatoes

200g trimmed fine green beans

200g trimmed mangetout (snow peas)

25g fresh chives, finely chopped

6 trimmed spring onions, finely chopped

30g parmesan shavings

4-5 tablespoons of ready-made honey mustard dressing (e.g. Kraft sell a nice low-fat version)

Pinch of coarse ground black pepper

1. Keeping the skins on, wash the potatoes and cut in half. Add to a pan of boiling salted water and boil for 8 minutes.

2. After the 8 minutes have elapsed, add the green beans and boil for a further 2 minutes.

3. Next add the mange tout and boil the contents of the pan for a further 3 minutes.

4. Once the vegetables have cooked, drain, sprinkle with the black pepper and allow to cool slightly for a few minutes.

5. Once cooled, transfer the cooked vegetables to a large serving dish and stir in the spring onions, chives and parmesan shavings.

6. Drizzle over the honey mustard dressing and serve immediately.

Variations

Try adding a handful of toasted pine nuts for some extra crunch.

Top Tip

To prevent the vegetables from cooking further, rinse them in some cold water after draining from the pan.

Nutrition Nugget

Green beans are an excellent source of many different nutrients and minerals, in particular folate, fiber, iron, Vitamin K, and Vitamin C.

For example, a cup of green beans provides approximately 20% of our recommended daily Vitamin C intake.

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