Green Bean Salad with Mango
This crunchy green bean and mango salad is made with just a few ingredients but packs a punch when it comes to flavor. Its freshness from the beans and sweetness from the mangoes is a perfect combination.
Are you bored of always boiling your green beans? Have you ever tried having a green bean salad? Try my green bean salad with mango and red peppers instead and watch the instant love affair start. It is so simple to make and will have you licking your fingers. Impress your family and friends with this perfect side to so many main courses. The freshness of the beans and the sweetness of the mangoes is a perfect combination.
The Ingredients for the Green Bean Salad
We only need five simple ingredients to make this green bean salad. How can you ever go wrong with that?
The Ingredients List for Green Bean Salad:
- 500 grams of fresh green beans
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 1 large semi-ripe mango
- 2 shallots (or a small red onion)
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta
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The Green Beans:
Given that the first step to making a good green bean salad is to boil them, let’s get that started.
- In a large pot, boil enough water to submerge 500 grams of green beans (about 3 1/2 cups).
- Add a little salt to the water as well, so the salad takes on a homogenous salty flavour.
- Boil the green beans for about 2-3 mins. The color of the beans will soon change to a brighter green.
The Blanching Process:
While the beans are cooking, get some ice cold water ready in a bowl. You can pour some cold water into a bowl and throw in some ice. Or if you don’t want to do that, you can pour some water into a bowl and place it in the freezer for a few minutes before you start boiling the beans.
Drain the green beans from the boiling water and immediately put them into the bowl with ice-cold water to stop the cooking process. You can also run them under cold water from the tap and that does the trick. Drain the water completely and let them sit while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Assembling the Green Bean Salad:
- Deseed and slice one red pepper into thin slices.
- Peel and slice one large mango into thin slices as well.
- Peel and slice two shallots.
- Place all of these things into a salad bowl.
- Add the fully drained green beans into the bowl and toss everything together.
- Crumble a quarter cup of feta and add it to the bowl and toss again to mix the feta into the salad.
- To dress the salad, you will need to use my onion poppyseed vinaigrette.
The Onion Poppyseed Vinaigrette
I use my home made onion poppyseed vinaigrette for this recipe. I find the slightly sweet, slightly tangy dressing goes really well with this salad. You can find the recipe for my onion poppyseed vinaigrette here.
Dressing the Gluten Free Salad:
Pour about 1/4 cup of the dressing into the bowl and mix well so that the vegetables and mango are well coated.
Serving Suggestions for Green Bean Salad:
We enjoy this salad as a side with so many entrees. In fact, my family regularly asks for this salad during the summer months when mangoes are plentiful. I recommend you try it with :
- my oven roasted chicken thighs.
- or with my honey mustard chicken thighs.
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Green Bean Salad with Mango
Course: SaladCuisine: CanadianDifficulty: Easy4
servings15
minutes117
kcal15
minutesThis crunchy green bean and mango salad is made with just a few ingredients but packs a punch when it comes to flavor. Its freshness from the beans and the sweetness of the mangoes is a perfect combination.
Ingredients
500 grams of fresh green beans
1 large red bell pepper
1 large semi-ripe mango
2 shallots (or a small red onion)
1/4 cup crumbled feta
Directions
- Boil water in a large bowl big enough to fit all of the green beans. Add some salt to the water. Add the green beans to the pot and boil for about 2-3 mins. The color will change to a bright green.
- Drain completely and run under cold water or immerse the green beans into a bowl with ice-cold water to stop the cooking process. Once cooled, drain completely and set aside.
- Deseed and finely slice the red pepper.
- Peel and finely slice the mango.
- Peel and finely slice the shallots.
- Add the peppers, mango, and shallots into a large salad bowl.
- Add the drained green beans into the bowl and add the feta as well. Toss to combine everything well.
- Use my onion poppyseed vinaigrette to dress the salad. Pour about 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette into the bowl and mix well.
- Enjoy the salad as a side with my oven roasted chicken thighs. Or with my honey mustard chicken thighs.
Are you bored of always boiling your green beans? Have you ever tried having a green bean salad? Try my green bean salad with mango and red peppers instead and watch the instant love affair start. The crunchy green bean and mango salad is made with just a few ingredients but packs a punch when it comes to flavor. Its freshness from the beans and sweetness from the mangoes is a perfect combination.
Blanching green beans is really easy. Boil the green beans for about 2-3 minutes. The color of the beans will change to a brighter green. While the beans are boiling, pour some cold water into a bowl and throw in some ice. Drain the beans from the boiling water and immediately put them into the bowl with ice-cold water to stop the cooking process.
Blanching beans does involve boiling them for 2-3 minutes and then stopping the cooking process by dunking them in ice-cold water. This is better than just boiling them. When you boil the beans, they continue to cook even after you drain the water and will get mushy. Blanching is a better thing to do.
