Stringbeansinvinaigrettesauce Recipes

STRING BEANS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Wash the beans, snip off the ends, and cut them French style. Drop them into boiling salted water and cook until just tender. Drain. Finely chop half of an onion and mince a clove of garlic. Combine the beans with other ingredients and mix well. Chill and serve with tomatoes, olives and other fresh or marinated garnishes of your choice.
• Note: You can substitute the white wine vinegar with lemon juice and add dried or fresh tarragon.

SAUTEED STRING BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and place beans in the wok. Cover, and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with garlic salt, garlic powder, pepper, and minced onion. When beans are almost tender, mix in cocktail onions with liquid. Continue cooking 5 minutes, until heated through.

GARLIC WINE STRING BEANS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, place the green beans with liquid and wine. Cook until heated through; drain.
• Place the cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave on low or medium power in 1 minute intervals, until melted.
• Scoop the melted cheese over the heated green beans, and season with minced garlic to serve.

STRING BEANS IN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place 5 cups of water to boil with salt, once the water has reached a rolling boil, remove from the heat and add the string beans to the water for about 5 minutes. Strain the string beans through a colander and run under cold water.
• In a large bowl, whisk the shallots, mustard and vinegar together. Add the string beans and some salt and pepper and toss to combine. Serve chilled or at room temperature, drizzled with a little extra-virgin olive oil, if you like.

COLD STRING BEANS WITH VODKA VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Blanch and refresh string beans in salted water.
• In 1 tablespoon olive oil taken from the 1/2 cup, caramelize the minced shallot.
• Put shallot, mustard, vinegar, and vodka in a blender. Slowly drizzle in the remaining oil. Mix in sumakh, salt, and pepper. Serve over string beans (or asparagus).
• Optional: Garnish with a little chopped hard boiled egg and/or finely diced red bell pepper.
• Note: edible ground sumakh is available from Mid-Eastern or Russian markets or spice shop.

STRING BEANS IN WALNUT AND RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Trim the string beans and steam until tender but firm.
• Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients to make a dressing. Toss the beans in the dressing while hot and leave at room temperature. Do not refrigerate if possible. Taste the beans again when they have cooled and correct the seasoning.

BASIC VINAIGRETTE DRESSING WITH 8 VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Shake all ingredients for your chosen variation together in a tightly-lidded container OR whisk together in a small bowl.
• Let stand 10 minutes to rehydrate dried herbs and blend flavors.
• Shake again then dress salad as desired.
• Note -- I recommend the lemon dressing on spinach.
• Note -- I recommend the Bacon Dressing, Mustard Dressing, and Balsamic Vinaigrette on strong greens such as escarole, curly endive, and dandelion greens.
• Note -- The sweeter version of the mustard dressing is great for a vinegar coleslaw if you discover that you have accidentally gotten one of those occasional cabbages that are a touch on the bitter side.
• Note -- feel free to play with other seasonings, more complex blends, flavored oils, and flavored vinegars. Once you've learned the technique you can customize your salad dressing to suit just about any meal.

SAVORY STRING BEANS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon; crumble and set aside. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Add beans, water, onion and seasonings to drippings; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until beans are tender, 15-20 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Stir in bacon.

STRING BEANS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add salt to taste and the beans. Cook until tender but still firm, about 4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Place beans in a bowl with the remaining ingredients except the tomatoes and olives. Mix well and chill. Serve with the tomatoes and olives.

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 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.

10-MINUTE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Whisk together mustard, sugar, and shallot if using. Whisk in vinegar or lemon juice, then oil in a slow, steady stream. Season with salt and pepper.

STRING BEANS IN VINAIGRETTE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the vinaigrette by combining the mustard, shallots, garlic, parsley, and vinegar in small bowl. Whisk in olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Boil enough water to either boil or steam string beans. Cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Drain and run briefly under cold running water to stop cooking. Drain again. Pour vinaigrette over beans and serve.