We’ve all seen green beans served 6 different ways to Sundays… and then some. Personally, I like them to be served simply so I can really enjoy the delicate flavor of fresh green beans. A little olive oil, fresh lemon juice, crushed red pepper, a pinch of salt and black pepper – and that’s all she wrote.
Ok so I didn’t literally mean, ‘that’s all she wrote’. Obviously this wouldn’t be much of a post if stopped after 3 sentences. And… I do have one more requirement from my green beans, or any green vegetable for that matter – they must retain their wonderful and vibrant green color! This is achieved by ‘shocking’ the greens, or plunging them into a bath of ice-water to halt the cooking process and preserve the color and texture of the vegetable. After you have shocked and then dressed the green beans, simply sauté them in a large pan just until they’re hot.
I serve these fresh green bean dish at least once a week at home. It’s healthy, super quick, easy, and it tastes great! This dish is also great for guests as it can be easily doubled and makes for a simple and elegant dish.
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These are totally my kind of green bean! Nothing worse than someone blanching the heck out of beans until, let’s face it, they may as well be canned beans. Ugh, so disheartening. I also get depressed when people just dump a few pats of butter on top. Really? I love your fresh-flavor-touches so much more!
I’m so glad you like the recipe! It’s on regular rotation in my house 🙂
Coincidentally, I have some green beans in my fridge right now that really need eating up. I’ve never thought of squeezing lemon over them, but … I like it! I’m going to try this!
Great! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do 🙂
Green beans are not my favorite vegetable, but I would definitely enjoy them prepared this way. Tasty and pretty.
Thanks! The lemon and crushed red peppers really give these green beans a nice taste 🙂