Easy beans salad with cream cheese dressing is a healthy meal to eat after the holidays and to satiate one’s appetite. And also perfect for any holiday parties.
Easy beans salad with cream cheese dressing is one of my favourite salad and also my families all time favourite. Green beans are one of my favourite veggies in any form and, you can cook an umpteen number of dishes in a few minutes.
Today, my go is with salad! Cream cheese dressing is simple as any dressing with a few ingredients. You can mix max the flavours with the available ingredients in your pantry. There are no fixed ingredients other than cream cheese.
Easy beans salad with cream cheese dressing Ingredients
- green beans
- onions
- tomatoes
- peanuts
- cream cheese
- pepper powder
- Italian herbs
- salt
These are the ingredients I’ve used for this recipe.
Variations
As there are only a handful of ingredients in this recipe, you can easily variate some and add some more spice according to the taste of your palate. As peanut is my favourite, I love to add in all my salads. You can swap and add any nuts as per your choice. Also, you can add chilly flakes for pepper powder. Add any variety of onions and tomatoes. These are the simple variations I’ve listed, and try your variations and explore the taste.
Let’s see the step-by-step preparation of easy beans salad with cream cheese dressing
Select tender bean varieties and trim off the edges if necessary. Then, in a wide pan or kadhai, add water and blanch fresh beans for two to four minutes and drain the water completely.
In a wide bowl, add cream cheese. Add the seasoning and salt and mix well until it is well combined.
Add beans and roasted peanuts and stir until the cream cheese dressing coats well.
Finally add in finely sliced onions and tomatoes. Check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste.
How to serve easy beans salad with cream cheese dressing?
Transfer it onto a serving dish and serve it immediately or place it in the fridge for ten to fifteen minutes to chill and serve cold.
More appetizer you may like to try
Potato Bites with Sour Cream Cheese Dip
Baby corn fritters ( In Air-Fryer )
Pan fried crispy chicken wings
Chicken Cutlet/Patties/Tikka/Croquettes
Some Sides to try
Banana blossom Vada/Vazhaipoo Vada
Notes
Blanch green beans to al dente because the crunchiness should feel in every bite.
Easy Beans Salad with Cream Cheese Dressings
Equipment
- Wide bowl
- wooden spatula
Ingredients
- 2 French beans ( handfuls )
- 1 onion ( finely sliced )
- 1 tomato ( finely sliced )
- 3 tbsp cream cheese
- 1 tsp pepper powder ( to taste )
- ½ tsp Italian herbs ( to taste )
- salt ( to taste )
Instructions
- Select tender bean varieties and trim off the edges if necessary. Then, in a wide pan or kadhai, add water and blanch fresh beans for two to four minutes and drain the water completely.
- In a wide bowl, add cream cheese. Add the seasoning and salt and mix well until it is well combined.
- Add beans and roasted peanuts and stir until the cream cheese dressing coats well.
- Finally add in finely sliced onions and tomatoes. Check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste.
- Transfer it onto a serving dish and serve it immediately or place it in the fridge for ten to fifteen minutes to chill and serve cold.
Notes
Nutrition
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