American Bean Bag Salad

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6 cups fresh green beans- rinsed with stems trimmed - (blanched in hot water 4 minutes)
2 cups grape tomatoes
6 cloves garlic - each sliced into 3 pieces
8 oz. cheddar cheese - cubed in 3/4 inch squares
1 cup walnuts - roasted in pan with tablespoon butter and salt
3 oz. olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Bean Bag Salad Preparation:
Place two 18" x 18" pieces of heavy duty foil on top of each other. Put blanched beans in center of foil. Add all other ingredients on top of beans and season with salt and pepper. Fold top and bottom edges of foil over beans. Fold left and right edges over top and bottom edges to make foil bag with seams up. Grill, seam side up, over open charcoals or gas grill on medium high heat for about 15 minutes. Cheese should be soft and garlic should be fragrant.

Yields 6 servings - approximately 8 net carbs per serving