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    Home » By Ingredient » Vegetables » Beans

    Published: Jun 12, 2016 · Modified: Oct 2, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Green Beans Pasta Salad

    The theme for this week is one vegetable cooked in 3 different ways. When I initially picked this theme, I had ridge gourd in mind and had picked three different dishes. Then I changed the vegetable and this month since we are posting on the weekends, I thought of doing one post for both BM and CCC. Keeping these in mind, I completely forgot I had to cook the vegetable in 3 different ways and not all dry curries. After posting yesterday’s recipe, I realized I posted two dry curries in a row and also have another dry curry lined up for today.

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    As soon as I realized this, I immediately surfed the net for some green beans recipe ideas. I was not planning on preparing lunch yesterday, as I had some leftovers. Since I was going to cook for the blog anyway, I wanted a wholesome recipe that can be served as is, and pasta salad sounded like a good option. The post I had planned for today, which is also a CCC post has to wait for another weekend!!

    Salad, Green Beans Pasta Salad,  Blogging Marathon, Green Beans, Summer Salad, Chickpeas,

    Green beans penne pasta salad is a quick, simple and wholesome salad. It has veggies, carbohydrates and protein; green beans, penne and chickpeas respectively. I used a lime juice dressing which went well with this salad.

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    Adapted From: here
    Cooking Time: 20 - 25 minutes (Includes time to bring water to boil)
    Serves: 1

    Ingredients:

    • ½ cup Penne Pasta (approximately 1 ½ - 2 oz)
    • 12 Green Beans, edges trimmed and cut into 2” pieces (approximately ½ cup)
    • ½ cup Chickpeas or Red Kidney Beans
    • 1 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 1 tbsp. Lime Juice
    • ¼ tsp. Sea Salt (adjust to taste. Can use regular salt.)
    • ⅛ tsp. Black Pepper Powder (adjust to taste)
    • ⅛ tsp. Red Chili Flakes (adjust to taste)
    • 1-2 tbsp. Parsley, chopped
    • 1 tbsp. Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, shredded

    Preparation:

    • Bring 2-3 cups of water to boil. Add pinch of salt, penne and cook until penne is al dente. I cooked for 12 minutes or follow the instructions on the back of the box.
    • 2-3 minutes before the pasta is al dente, add beans. I added beans 3 minutes before the pasta was al dente and the beans was slightly soft. I like crunchy beans and cooking beans for 2 minutes would have been perfect.
    • Once penne and beans are al dente, drain and run under cold water.
    • In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, pepper powder, chili flakes and salt.
    • In a wide serving bowl, take cooked pasta and green beans, chickpeas, parsley and mix.
    • Pour the dressing over the salad and toss.
    • Sprinkle shredded cheese and serve.

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    1. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      June 30, 2016 at 2:50 pm

      what a nutritious bowl of pasta - fabulous salad

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    2. themadscientistskitchen says

      June 24, 2016 at 11:25 am

      The girls will do anything if I tell them we are making this salad. Yum. Usha can you link it to kids delight?

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    3. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      June 21, 2016 at 12:15 am

      I have never used beans with pasta before. Looks so colorful!

      Reply
    4. Vaishali Sabnani says

      June 18, 2016 at 4:57 am

      The salad looks amazing , like the combo and the ingredients going in.

      Reply
    5. Pavani says

      June 17, 2016 at 10:43 pm

      This is a totally new combination for me -- never added fresh green beans to pasta. It looks colorful and delicious.

      Reply
    6. Smruti | Herbivore Cucina says

      June 15, 2016 at 8:39 pm

      Interesting recipe. I have never tried beans in a pasta dish. They blend so well with the penne!

      Reply
    7. Srivalli says

      June 14, 2016 at 6:50 am

      Salad looks stunning Usha..love how each component is so clearly visible!

      Reply
    8. Priya Suresh says

      June 12, 2016 at 3:14 pm

      Interesting salad, never tried to combine pasta and green beans in salad this way.

      Reply

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