French Potato Green Bean Salad
This classic French salad packs flavor, nutrition, a great salad dressing and is so easy to make.
Ingredients
Salad dressing
- 1 small shallot, peeled and minced
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3 Tbsp vinegar (apple cider or red wine)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp capers
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
- 1 tsp Salt & Pepper
- 1 Tbsp vegan mayonnaise
Salad
- 5 medium potatoes (2 Lbs) Yukon or Yellow Finn
- 1/2 Pound fresh green beans trimmed and halved
- 1/2 red onion finely sliced
- 3-5 radishes sliced (optional)
Instructions
Cook the vegetables
- Note: If using large potatoes, peel and dice them. If using small potatoes, just half them leaving the skin.
- Roast or boil the potatoes until cooked but still firm.
- Trim and halve the green beans. Steam them for 5 minutes. Set aside in a large bowl.
Make the dressing
- In a mason jar, add the finely minced shallot, the vinegar, the Dijon mustard, capers, salt, pepper and olive oil.
- Tighten the lid and shake well until everything is emulsified.
- Pour the dressing over the warm potatoes, green beans and red onion. Sprinkle the chopped parsley and mix well.
- Optional: add sliced of radish and roasted beets.
Notes
For more colors, you can use sliced of red pepper, butternut squash etc.