Green Bean Potato Salad - Eating Healthy for less!

Today's recipe is easy to prepare, inexpensive and easy on the waist-line. Perfect for an early autumn get-together!

Green Bean Potato Salad

Try this healthy alternative to traditional potato salad. This easy to make, tasty side-dish can be prepared in 20 minutes. Save some prep time by using frozen green beans.

Here is what you'll need:

1 lb (3 1/2 cups) fresh green beans rinsed and clipped
2 lbs (2 1/2 cups) red potatoes
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 1/2 Tbsp fresh dill
4 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 1/2 cup diced red or green bell pepper
1 chopped red onion

• Steam the green beans for 5 or 6 minutes.

• Cut the new potatoes into bite-size pieces.
Cook in boiling water until tender.

• Prepare dressing by mixing dill, vinegar, oil, and mustard.

• Add onion and pepper to cooled beans and potatoes; top with dressing.

(Makes about 8 servings.)

*Nutrition info per serving: A full day's supply of vitamin C and only 5 grams of fat make this a healthy and light side-dish! Here is the full story -

Calories: 160;
Fat 5g;
Sodium 35mg;
Carb 26g;
Fiber 4g;
Protein 4g;
Vit A 20%;
Vit C 110%;
Calcium 4%;
Iron 8%

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