Steamed green beans served with a button of butter make for a perfectly acceptable side dish, but if you’re looking to elevate the green bean to company-worthy status (with almost no more effort), here’s your recipe. Just blanch the beans for a few minutes, toss with butter, chopped fresh dill and a grind or two of black pepper.
Ingredients
- Sea salt to taste
- 4 large handfuls haricots verts or green beans, stem ends trimmed
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 to 3tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- Coarsely ground black pepper to taste
- Nutritional Information
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
72 calories; 5 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 2 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 15 milligrams cholesterol; 7 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is DiningAndCooking.com’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Fill a pot with water. Season with salt so that you can taste it. Bring to a boil.
- Plunge beans into water. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until just tender but still quite firm. If you’re using green beans, it will take a minute or so longer. Drain. Return beans to pot. Add butter, stir in 2 tablespoons dill and season with pepper.
- Stir and toss beans in pot over low heat, until butter is melted. Taste a bean and season with salt and more pepper, or dill, if desired.
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