Origins: African
Timing: 30 minutes + 2 hours in refrigerator
Nutrition: medium
Difficulty: easy
Today we will be making a very interesting and light dish. Actually we will be making a salad for you. The salad is very light and is made of vegetables. This means that the salad is full of vitamins and is very good for those who want to control their weights. As we do promote the healthy lifestyle, we want to share more recipes which bring health to you, lots of vitamins, and which at the same time keep you full and not hungry. Besides these facts, the good thing about this dish is that it has African origins. This means that you will also feel nice African vibes and will feel extremely good that you found out another stunning cuisine. Another cool thing about this dish is that you can eat it anytime and not worry about your weight.
So now let’s see what kind of ingredients we need in order to make the stunning African salad with green beans.
The ingredients
- Whole green beans approximately 1,5 -2 pounds
- 1 cup of white onions
- ½ cup of vegetable oil
- Lemon juice of 4 tablespoon
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- ¼ cups of stuffed olives
- ½ teaspoon of pepper
As you see we do not need so many ingredients. This means that we can be sure that the salad will not cost much also. The salad will cost quite cheap and at the same time it will make a good option for you.
Now let’s start the making process.
The making
Take a large bar, add some water in it and add some salt as well. Then wash the beans and add them into the bar. It will take about 15 minutes while the beans will be ready. Then you should take another bowl and add onions, lemon juice, ground pepper, stuffed onions, the vegetable oil and the salt. When the beans are ready, drain them and while they are very hot toss them quickly with the mixture of onion. The salad is already ready. However you have to remember that you should keep the salad in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Actually you should eat the salad cold. The salad is much tastier when it is cold than when it is warm. So as you see you have to wait quiet a long time. No matter this fact, it is a very interesting salad that definitely will give you positive vibes and will keep you healthy. If you have some weight problems then you can eat this salad the whole time. Some people use potato as well in this salad. This is also a good option. However if you use potatoes, then it will become richer in calories and may harm your weight. So if you eat it as supper then try not to add potatoes there. However with potatoes also it is quite nice.
When it comes to difficulty, then you already saw how easy it is to make this salad. It is really very easy. The timing is about 15 minutes, however you will have to keep the salad in the refrigerator for 2 hours. So anyway you will wait for 2 hours and more. The nutrition is medium, because it is made of vegetables but is not rich in different ones.
Now when you know all the details about the tasty African beans salad, you can enjoy it!
