Green Beans With Sweet Onion Vinaigrette Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH ONION

Steps:

• To a medium pan over medium heat add extra-virgin olive oil and butter and onion. Saute onion 3 minutes, add broth and bring to a boil. Add beans, season with salt and cover pan and simmer 8 minutes, until tender.

GRANDMA'S GREEN BEANS WITH BACON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add green beans, cover, and steam until tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain.
• Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving grease in the skillet. Saute onion in the bacon grease until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, and pepper. Stir well, scraping up any onion bits off the bottom of the skillet. Cook until bubbling, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add green beans to the skillet with the sauce; toss to coat well. Chop cooked bacon and stir into the beans. Serve hot.

GREEN BEANS WITH SWEET ONION VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Stir together onion, vinegar, mustard, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Marinate about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook beans in a large pot of well-salted boiling water, uncovered, until just tender, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a large ice bath to stop cooking. Drain and pat dry.
• Whisk oil and parsley into onion mixture, then toss with beans.
• What to drink:
• Artezin Mendocino Zinfandel '07 or Château de Chamirey Mercurey Rouge '07

REINVENTED GREEN BEANS WITH ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place green beans and shallots in a medium bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients. Add mixture to green beans and toss to combine.

GREEN BEANS WITH VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a large pot fitted with a steamer basket. Fill a large bowl with ice water; set aside.
• Place green beans, stem ends trimmed, in basket. Cover; steam until crisp-tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Plunge beans in ice water. When cool, drain; pat dry with paper towels. Transfer to a large bowl.
• In a small bowl or jar, whisk or shake extra-virgin olive oil, white-wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, coarse salt, and ground pepper until thickened and combined. Pour over beans; toss to coat.

GREEN BEANS AND RED ONION WITH WARM MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cook green beans in boiling water for 6 minutes or until crisp-tender, and drain.
• Combine the green beans and onion in a large bowl.
• Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add vinegar, Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt, and black pepper; cook over medium heat 30 seconds or until thoroughly heated, stirring vinaigrette constantly with a whisk.
• Drizzle vinaigrette over bean mixture; toss well to coat. Serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Wash and trim green beans, and place in steamer basket over hot water. Cook about 7 minutes, until the beans are firm but tender.
• Combine the onion with oil, vinegar and mustard in a serving dish; mix well.
• When green beans are cooked, drain well and stir into dressing.

GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• GARLIC VINAIGRETTE:.
• In small bowl, combine garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until well combined.
• BEANS:.
• Steam beans until tender and still slightly crunchy; do not overcook.
• Toss with vinaigrette and serve.

GREEN BEANS AND TOMATO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Trim off the ends of the beans. Drop them into boiling salted water to cover, and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain and let cool.
• Place the mustard, garlic and vinegar in a salad bowl. Gradually add the oil while stirring with a wire whisk. Add salt, pepper, cumin, and basil or chives. Stir and blend. Add the green beans, tomatoes and red onion. Toss and serve.