Serve a side of fresh summer flavor with green beans boiled and tossed with quick-pickled red onion. They’re wholesome with a tangy twist.
Green Beans with Pickled Onions
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh green beans, strings removed
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 medium red onion, very thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup water to boiling over high heat. Add green beans; cover and return to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer covered 10 to 12 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool in colander under cold running water.
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Step2Meanwhile, in shallow bowl, stir vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper until sugar is dissolved. Add onion; toss to coat. Let stand 10 minutes, tossing occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon vinegar mixture.
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Step3In medium serving bowl, place beans; top with onion. Drizzle with reserved vinegar mixture and the oil; toss to coat.
Nutrition
70
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 70
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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