Power Packed Salad: Green Beans and Watercress

This little doll of a salad screams health all over it! Let’s see, ooh watercress…practically a vitamin and mineral pill all by itself; then a little green bean…go antioxidant power!!!!

Are you ready, this one is fail proof!

Serves 4-6

Salad:

200g green beans with the ends cut off
1 large bunch of watercress

Blanch the beans in a saucepan of boiling water until bright green, then take out to cool or rinse under cold water. Pick the leaves off the watercress, and add them to the beans.

Dressing:

2 tbsp lemon juice
5 tbsp olive oil
1 level tsp of salt
1 level tsp freshly ground black pepper

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