Balsamic Green Beans
Very simple and delicious.
Ingredients
- 4 cups of fresh green beans. Yellow or a mix work well, too. Don't use frozen
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 garlic clove finely minced.
- Boil salted water in a medium to large pot.
- Trim ends off beans and wash.
- Add beans to rapidly boiling water. Turn down heat to maintain a boil. Boil 2 minutes and strain.
- Meanwhle, pour oil in frying pan on medium heat and add minced garlic. Cook for about 1 minute until garlic is fragrant. Add balsamic vinegar and bring to a quick boil.
- Add strained beans to pan, stir to coat with dressing, and it's ready to serve.
Recipe Notes
- Cooking the beans briefly in boiling water (which is called blanching) preserves their colour and nutrients and gives them a nice fresh crunch. If you prefer, you can steam them, but blanching is quicker and simpler in my opinion.
- Trimming beans is tedious work. You can buy trimmed beans, but they are quite a bit more expensive. My suggestion is to just do it yourself. Do a whole bunch and save some in a freezer bag in the fridge for later. They'll keep for a week, provided you don't wash them before placing in bag.
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