Green Bean Salad with a Maple Caramelized Onion Dressing

Costco has some beautiful organic green beans this week. We created a green bean salad with them.

Ingredients
Dressing
1/2 cup Caramelized Onions 
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup water
2 TBS maple syrup
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Blend is a high speed blender

Salad
2 pounds fresh green beans, ends snipped and cut to desired length
1 pound cherry/grape tomatoes, we like them halved
1/2 cup caramelized onions
1 14 oz jar heart of palm or artichokes, drained and sliced

Toss salad ingredients with dressing. Allow to rest for at least an hour.