Green Bean
Green Beans with Pecan Pesto
There will be more pecan pesto than you need for the beans, but it keeps well and can also be used on pasta, as a sandwich spread, or in potato salad.
Haricots Verts with Lemon Brown Butter
Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 10 min
Green Beans and Roasted Squash with Sherry Soy Butter
Active time: 50 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr
Green Bean Salad with Fresh Tomato Chutney
The easy tomato chutney is adapted from Madhur Jaffrey's cookbook From Curries to Kebabs. Make the chutney and combine it with the green beans about four hours before serving, which allows plenty of time for the beans to soak up the flavors.
Green Beans with Hazelnut Butter
Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 30 min
Green Beans with Caramelized Red Onions
The onions can be made 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
Green Beans with Crisp Shallots, Chile, and Mint
Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 45 min
Annabel's Pasta Salad
This salad's delicious dressing is popular with my children as a dip for vegetables (I make a bottle of it to keep in the refrigerator). The salad is great for lunch boxes, or as a side dish served warm or cold. Use three-color pasta, if possible.
Preparation: 10 minutes/Cooking: 12 minutes
Nutritional information: Rich source of beta-carotene, fiber, and folic acid
Green Bean Salad with Cilantro and Soy-Glazed Almonds
An easy-to-make salad, perfect for a picnic. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Green Bean Salad with Asian-Style Dressing
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
A Summer Garden's Worth of Vegetables
Jardiniere de Legumes D'ete