Italian Green Bean Salad
Italian Green Bean Salad is the perfect side dish for potlucks, summer cookouts, and green bean lovers! This easy green bean salad comes together quickly for a versatile side dish whenever needed.
You’ll want to add this recipe to your meal plan! This delicious salad is great with air fryer pork chops or roasted chicken.
This refreshing Italian Green Bean Salad is a great way to enjoy the fresh flavors of summer, all combined into one amazing salad recipe. This green bean salad is perfect for family gatherings, potlucks, holidays, or any occasion that calls for a delicious veggie side dish.
With only 20 minutes of prep time, this is an easy way to get your family to eat more veggies without spending hours in the kitchen.
Ingredients
You’ll only need a handful of ingredients to make our Italian green bean recipe:
- green beans
- roasted red peppers
- basil leaves
- almond slivers
- extra virgin olive oil
- lemon juice
- garlic powder
- salt and black pepper
Out of something you need? Check out our free ingredient substitutions printable!
Tips
✔️ Dropping the string beans into a bowl of ice water stops the cooking process so you’ll have the perfect crisp-tender green beans.
✔️ Everyone loves this cold Italian green bean salad with its simple vinaigrette dressing.
Storage
To Store: Leftover cold green bean salad should be kept in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last 3-4 days. (These are my favorite airtight containers.)
Make Ahead
This recipe can be made a day ahead of time and stored in the fridge until ready to serve.
Variations
The first time you try any new recipe we recommend that you make it just as it is written on the recipe card since that is how the Italian Green Bean Salad recipe has been tested. However, the next time you make our recipe, you might want to try one of these ideas:
- Add thinly sliced red onion or cherry tomatoes for more color and flavor.
- I love fresh basil in this delicious side dish, but you could use other fresh herbs like oregano or thyme.
- Sprinkle in parmesan cheese or feta cheese just before serving.
- Substitute toasted pine nuts for the almonds, or omit the nuts altogether.
- Drizzle a little bit of balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar on top for some extra tartness.
- For even more flavor, use our Italian seasoning which includes dried herbs in addition to garlic powder and onion powder. (It would also be delicious with our Mediterranean seasoning.)
Serving Suggestions
This cold salad is fantastic in the summer months for cookouts and equally fabulous for holiday meals. I also love having it alongside ravioli lasagna.
Related: summer side dish recipes
Similar Recipes
Next time, try one of these delicious recipes:
- For summer cookouts, you can go wrong with BLT pasta salad or loaded potato salad.
- Our winter citrus salad with orange poppy seed dressing is a great addition to any holiday meal.
- If you love green beans, you have to try our green bean casserole or garlic green beans.
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Italian Green Bean Salad
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh green beans trimmed
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons almond slivers toasted
For the dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, drop your beans into the water.2 pounds fresh green beans
- Cook for 8-10 minutes or until bright green and crisp.
- Immediately drain the beans and rinse them in cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Make sure to drain well.
- In a large bowl, toss together your fresh green beans, roasted red peppers, basil, and almonds.1/2 cup roasted red peppers, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- In a smaller bowl, whisk olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a smaller bowl until combined.3 tablespoons almond slivers, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, Salt and black pepper
- Pour your smaller bowl into the larger one and toss to coat.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Equipment
- Large pot
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Meal Planning
Want to add this recipe to your meal plan? Download our free printable meal plan here.
This recipe is included in Meal Plan 34 along with:
- chicken noodle casserole
- Mediterranean sheet pan chicken
- steak bites and potatoes
- beef stroganoff
- blueberry sour cream bread
- slow cooker apple cobbler
- chipotle grilled chicken
… and more!
Be sure to check out all our meal plan ideas here.
