Italian Potato and Green Bean Salad
Potato and Green Bean Salad makes a delicious side dish to complement any meal during the grilling season. Fresh ingredients are tossed with a simple vinaigrette, creating a light, zesty, and juicy salad in every bite.
Italian Salads
Italian vegetable salads do not contain dairy products. This Potato and Green Bean Salad is free from butter, sour cream, or mayonnaise.
Fresh produce, like potatoes, green beans, red onions, capers, and oregano are what give this potato salad its bold flavors. And, if you love vegetable salads, try our Italian Tomato Salad, Green Beans and Carrot Salad, and Easy Italian Potato Salad. Plus, don’t miss Maria’s Best Carrot Salad.
Reasons we LOVE this Potato and Green Bean Salad…
- Green beans, as well as potatoes, are rich in vitamins and minerals and both are naturally good sources of fiber.
- No need to embellish these vegetables; clean eating means flavoring with a simple vinaigrette with simple seasonings.
- A definite crowd-pleaser at gatherings, and an ideal salad for all outdoor entertaining including picnics and barbecues.
- It’s the perfect side dish that will complement all meats, poultry, and fish.
- Best of all! You can make it ahead of time, and serve it at room temperature (which is the way we prefer).
Ingredients You Will Need: (*full amounts of ingredients on our recipe card on the bottom)
- Fresh green beans (I used Haricots Verts) – steamed until tender
- Large white potatoes – boiled, then peeled and quartered
- Sweet onion or red onion – finely sliced
- Seasonings – cayenne pepper, dried oregano, salt and pepper
- Dressing – some extra virgin olive oil and cider vinegar
- Capers
An Italian salad like this one is ideal to serve all season long. Best of all? All the flavors in this potato salad pop! The flavors of the potatoes along with the green beans come through naturally, making every bite more enjoyable!
A Terrific Side Dish…
Potato and Green Bean Salad is a side dish the whole family will enjoy!
Nutritious and delicious, the extra virgin olive oil offers the earthy richness it deserves – and in a healthy way! While the apple cider adds acidity making the potatoes juicy and zesty – enough to make it addicting!
Serve it chilled, warm, or at room temperature. It’s delicious served either way.
ENJOY!!
More Tasty Vegetable Salads!
- Italian Cauliflower Salad
- Maria’s Best Carrot Salad
- Cucumbers and Vidalia Onion Salad
- Green Beans and Carrot Salad – Italian Style!
Your Comments Help Us! If you make our potato and green bean salad, let us know and leave a comment with a star rating! We’d love to hear from you.
Potato and Green Bean Salad
Potato and Green Bean Salad is easily tossed with extra virgin olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Simple but big on flavor! Light, zesty and juicy tasting in every bite, this salad is ideal to serve as a side dish during summer grilling!
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans ( I used Haricots Verts)
- 4 large white potatoes
- 1 small sweet onion or red onion- finely sliced
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1/8 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. capers
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling water. Boil potatoes ( with skins) until you can insert a knife easily through, about 20 minutes.
- Drain and run under cold water for a few minutes, to stop the cooking process. Set aside to cool completely.
- Next, remove green beans from the bag, give them a good rinse and toss them into a double steamer pot over boiling water and steam the beans for about 3 to 5 minutes. When beans are tender to the bite, remove, drain and set aside to cool.
- When potatoes are completely cooled. Gently remove the skins, then slice potatoes horizontally, into 1-inch size pieces.
- Transfer into a large salad bowl. Add the green beans and sliced onions.
- Pour in the olive oil, vinegar, cayenne pepper, and oregano. Toss in the capers and season with a little salt and pepper, to taste.
- Toss gently and taste to adjust the seasonings.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled. Best served at room temperature.
- Serves 6
Notes
Be careful to not over boil or over cook both the potatoes or the beans, or you will be left with a mushy salad. Also, let the salad sit on the counter for a few minutes or even a few hours before serving. This will allow the vinaigrette to get absorbed into the potatoes making them more juicy. To your preference, you can adjust the olive oil and vinegar, as needed.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 servings Serving Size: 1 servingAmount Per Serving: Calories: 273Total Fat: 8.8gSaturated Fat: 1,3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 63mgCarbohydrates: 45.3gFiber: 8.8gProtein: 5.7g
Nutrition Facts: Serving size: 1 serving, Servings: 6, Amount per serving: Calories: 273, Total Fat: 8.8g, Saturated Fat: 1.3g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 63mg, Carbohydrate: 45.3g, Fiber: 8.8g, Sugar: 4.4g, Protein: 5.7g (Vitamin D 0mcg0%Calcium 55mg4%Iron 2mg12%Potassium 1186mg25%) The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet.
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xo Anna and Liz
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This was SO GOOD!
Thank you so much!! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Thank you Pam!! And welcome to our blog!
Sounds delicious!