Recipe
Green Bean Salad with Tomato and Onion
Cuban salad of tender green beans with tomato, onion and lemon: fresh, light, ready in 20 minutes and perfect to accompany any dish.
- Preparation12 min
- Cooking8 min
- Total time20 min
- Servings4 servings
- DifficultyEasy
The green bean salad is one of the most popular in Cuba. It can be combined with different ingredients and always turns out delicious. This version, with tomato, onion and a lemon dressing, is tasty, easy to make and very Cuban.
Ingredients
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Method
- Cut the ends of the green beans and discard them. Then cut the bunch into pieces of equal size, to your liking.
CiberCuba - Wash the green beans with fresh water and drain them.
- In a pot, bring salted water to a boil.
- When the water is boiling, add the green beans and let them cook until they acquire a bright green color.
- Remove them from the hot water and rinse them with cold water to stop the cooking process and keep them al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Cut the tomato into cubes and use all its juice for the salad.
- Chop the onion into brunoise (very small cubes).
- In a deep bowl, mix the green beans, tomato and onion, and dress with the lemon juice.
CiberCuba - Season with salt and pepper and add an aromatic herb of your choice, for example basil or rosemary.
CiberCuba - Serve fresh. Enjoy!
