Italian🥬 Vegetables

Potato and String Bean Salad

Name: Potato and String Bean Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 lb Potatoes, Russet (or your favorite type); 1 lb Fresh String Beans; ½ cup Red Onion; to taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil; to taste Black Pepper; to taste Oregano; to taste Salt; 4 Plum Tomatoes

A classic Italian summer salad combining boiled potatoes and fresh string beans with tomatoes and red onion, dressed with extra virgin olive oil, oregano, and black pepper. Light and refreshing, perfect for warm weather meals.

Adapted from a video by Buon-A-Petitti

Italian Grandma Makes Potato and String Bean Salad

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Ingredients

Potatoes, Russet (or your favorite type)2 lb
Fresh String Beans1 lb
Red Onionsliced½ cup
Extra Virgin Olive Oilto taste
Black Pepperto taste
Oreganoto taste
Saltto taste
Plum Tomatoescut into large chunks4

Steps

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1
Place potatoes in cold water and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and cook until potatoes are tender enough to be pierced easily with a knife.
2
Trim the string beans by removing the ends and any tough edges. Rinse the beans thoroughly.
3
Bring a pot of water to a boil and add salt to help keep the beans green. Add the string beans and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until tender.
4
Drain the hot water from the beans, then immediately plunge them into cold water to stop cooking and preserve the green color. Drain again.
5
Once the potatoes are cooked, drain them and let cool. Peel them and cut into halves or large chunks as preferred.
6
Place the cut potatoes in a large bowl. Add a pinch of salt, oregano, and a drizzle of olive oil, then toss gently.
7
Add the cooked string beans to the bowl. Season with more salt, oregano, and olive oil to taste, and toss gently to combine.
8
Cut the tomatoes into large chunks, removing the hard core. Add them to the salad.
9
Adjust seasoning to taste with additional olive oil, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Gently toss everything together to combine the flavors evenly. Taste and make final adjustments as needed.

Potato and String Bean Salad

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