Thanksgiving Green Bean Salad

Name: Thanksgiving Green Bean Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb. thin green beans, trimmed, washed and cut into short pieces; 1/2 tsp. salt (for cooking water; the beans don’t absorb all this salt but it does add flavor); 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese; fresh ground pepper to taste (for seasoning finished salad); 2 T white balsamic vinegar (or white wine vinegar); 1 tsp. Dijon; 3 T extra-virgin olive oil (use your best-tasting oil for this); fresh-ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:5min

This tasty Thanksgiving Green Bean Salad has blue cheese, dried cranberries, and pecans adding amazing flavor. And this can be made ahead for a delicious addition to a holiday table!

Updated at: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:15:44 GMT