Recipe and source notes

Green Beans and Avocado Salad

4–6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 pound green beans
  • 2 avocados (sliced thick)
  • 1 heart of romaine lettuce (chopped)
  • 2 tbs. unsalted butter
  • 2 tbs. parsley
  • 2 teaspoons tbs. + ½ salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • juice of 2 lime

Make it step by step

  1. Place beans in boiling salted water (use 2 tbs. salt) for a couple minutes until al dente.
  2. Drain.
  3. Melt butter in shallow pan and add beans, parsley, ½ tsp. salt and pepper.
  4. Cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
  5. Mix in lime juice from one lime.
  6. Turn off the heat and cool to room temperature.
  7. When cool place on bed of romaine and top with sliced avocados.
  8. Squeeze the juice of the second lime over the avocados.

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Adapted from Foodista by Kathy-Ann Hart, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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