Green Beans and Avocado Salad

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Category: Soups & Salads | Blog URL: http://mothermayhave.com/2009/10/04/green-beans-and-avocado-salad/

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.


Photo: Kathy-Ann Hart
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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

Preparation

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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This week, I tweaked the recipes from the ones I actually used...from the Green Beans and Avocado Salad, I learned (from my daughter and boyfriend) that what’s fine heat wise for me might be too hot for other palates.

Yield:

1 salad; serves 4 - 6

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Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 1:47pm

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