Two Green Bean Salads

Bean Salad

Ingredients
18 oz (225 g) frozen or 32 oz canned beans (half green, half wax)
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp finely chopped onion
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp basil
1/8 tsp oregano
dash sugar


Method
Combine beans and mushrooms. Combine remaining ingredients and toss with vegetables. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Let stand at room temperature 20 min. before serving.

Source
Something I had copied out (probably from a newspaper or magazine) in the mid-early 1980s.

Comments
If using frozen beans, cook them first.

Oriental Green Bean Salad

Ingredients
1 lb (450 g) green beans, cooked
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp cider vinegar
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp hot mustard
1/4 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp sesame seed, toasted

Method
Combine all ingredients except sesame seed. Cover and chill several hours. Let stand 20 min. at room temperature before serving. Sprinkle with sesame seed.


Source
Same as above.