Salade de Haricot

No, I don't I want to show off my (non-existant) French skills - I thought it would be fun to name this salad in French because when you bring it to a party this summer, you'll be able to say I have a delicious "Salade de Haricot" - rather than telling them its a Weight Watchers Bean Salad  :)

This is a recipe I developed years and years ago and it's one of our favorites every summer.  As the season progresses and the corn becomes more readily available, I steam a couple or 3 ears and make it with fresh corn.  Sometimes I chop fresh tarragon into the recipe and I have also sometimes added fresh chopped basil.

Enjoy.

Salade de Haricot

Course: Side PointsPlus™ Value:    3 Servings:  15 Preparation Time:  15 or 20 min Cooking Time:  3 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

This delicious version of 3 (or 4) bean salad is WW friendly and improves with age. Enjoy it for up to 5 days after you have made it. DO let it sit in the fridge for 4 or 5 hours before you eat it. Ingredients   1 tsp mustard, (Coleman's) English or strong Chinese       1 Tbsp white sugar      1/2 tsp kosher salt      1/2 tsp pepper, black ground      1 clove garlic, finely chopped    1/4 cup red wine vinegar      2 Tbsp sunflower oil      1 Tbsp olive oil        1/4 cup scallions, chopped        1 cups uncooked string beans, cut into 1 - 1 1/2" pieces        8 stalks celery, cut into 1/4" slices        14 oz canned white corn, (1 can) drained and rinsed        14 oz cooked garbanzo beans, (1 can) drained and rinsed        14 oz red kidney beans, (1 can) drained and rinsed        14 oz canned cannellini beans, (1 can) drained and rinsed    Instructions Begin by steaming the washed and cut green beans until al dente - about 3 minutes and then refresh in iced water. Using the 1st 8 ingredients, whisk them together to make the dressing in the bottom of a large mixing or salad bowl.  Add the scallions, the drained green beans and the celery and mix those well in the dressing. Add the 3 cans of beans and the can of corn - and, by the way, you can change these to add or take away any that you like but I find 4 cans makes a nice amount of salad and gives enough textural and flavor variety. Mix well and refrigerate for a while before serving.