Simple Balsamic Haricots Verts Green Beans Recipes

HARICOTS VERTS (THIN FRENCH GREEN BEANS) WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients except haricots verts with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until combined well.
• Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 6 quarts water), uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes, then drain. Toss with herb butter.
• Do Ahead
• Herb butter can be made ahead and chilled, covered, 3 days or frozen, rolled into a cylinder in plastic wrap and kept in a sealed bag, 1 week. Haricots verts can be trimmed 1 day ahead and chilled in a sealed bag lined with paper towels.

ROASTED HARICOTS VERTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Trim the stem ends only from the haricots verts and place them on two sheet pans. Drizzle the beans with 2 tablespoons of the oil (total) and spread them out in one layer. Sprinkle them with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Roast for 10 minutes, until crisp-tender. Serve hot.

SIMPLE BALSAMIC HARICOTS VERTS (GREEN BEANS)

Steps:

• Rinse green beans and trim tops. It's best to then let them drain until mostly dry.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Once the pan is hot add olive oil to the pan and swirl to coat, the oil may start to smoke a little.
• Add green beans and shake the pan to spread evenly over the skillet (the wetter they are the more they are going to splatter so dry is better). Sprinkle with salt and pepper to your liking.
• Turn down the heat to medium and let the beans sit without moving them for a minute. This will give them just a little bit of sear/char and add to the complexity.
• After they sear a little, start to stir/flip them over while they cook another minute or two.The fresher and thinner they are the less they need cooking. If they are larger or older then they may require more time to finish cooking but try and not overcook them. They should still be crisp when you bite into them.
• Finish by drizzling the balsamic vinegar over them and stirring them to coat.
• Remove from heat and transfer to serving dish, serve immediately or as soon as possible to prevent them from over cooking.

HARICOTS VERTS WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 1 tablespoon salt. Add the string beans and cook for 2 minutes. Drain and then place the string beans in a serving dish.
• For the herb butter, placed the scallion, dill, parsley, butter, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper in a small bowl and combine.
• Scoop a generous tablespoon of the herb butter and place it on top of the string beans. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve.
• Use any extra herb butter for serving on a steak or in a sandwich.