Sweet Sunflower Green Beans Recipes

SWEET SUNFLOWER GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Steam green beans in large pot for 5 minutes or until crisp and bright green. Remove from heat and pat dry.
• Place in a casserole dish.
• In a large skillet, saute onion, garlic, thyme, basil, sea salt and pepper in the olive oil until onions begin to caramelize, approximately 10 minutes. Add mixture to the green beans; mix well. Add lemon juice, sunflower seeds and lemon zest.
• Cover and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven; serve warm.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In large saucepan, bring red wine vinegar and sugar to boil over medium-high heat. Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes, watching carefully. Whisk in olive oil. Meanwhile, cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain. Pour vinegar mixture into same pot and return to simmer, whisking constantly. Return beans to pot and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer beans to bowl and sprinkle with almonds.;

SWEET AND SALTY GLAZED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Stir the soy sauce, sugar, pepper flakes and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Toss the green beans with the sugar-soy mixture in a large skillet and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover and continue to cook until the beans are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally, 7 to 9 minutes.
• 2. Uncover and add the ginger and vinegar. Continue to cook, tossing, until the sauce has reduced to a syrupy consistency and is coating the green beans and the beans are tender, 5 to 7 minutes more. Drizzle with the sesame oil and toss well. Serve warm.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. With tongs, transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate (reserve skillet with pan drippings).
• Add onion to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add green beans and 1/4 cup water; cook, tossing occasionally, until beans are bright green and tender, about 10 minutes.
• Crumble bacon into skillet; add vinegar and sugar. Cook until a syrupy sauce forms, 2 minutes, tossing to coat. Serve immediately.

SWEET-SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place green beans in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender., Meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings; saute onion in the drippings until tender. Stir in brown sugar and vinegar; heat through. Drain beans and place in a bowl; stir in onion mixture. Top with bacon.

SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until well-browned. Add onion and cook until translucent. Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes more.
• Pour vinegar and 3/4 cup of the reserved green bean liquid into the pan. Add sugar, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and stir in the green beans. Continue cooking at a low simmer until beans are hot.

SWEET AND SPICY GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Arrange a steamer basket in a pot over boiling water, and steam the green beans 3 to 4 minutes.
• In a bowl, mix the soy sauce, garlic, garlic chili sauce, and honey.
• Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the green beans, and fry for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the soy sauce mixture. Continue cooking and stirring 2 minutes, or until the liquid is nearly evaporated. Serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Snap ends off beans; cut in half if beans are large. Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the beans, onion, garlic, salt, if using, and pepper.
• Bring back to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook about 8 minutes, until the beans are crisp-tender; drain.
• Sprinkle the sunflower seeds and oregano over the beans. Toss lightly to mix.

GREEN BEANS WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan and add marjoram, basil, chervil, savory and thyme.
• In a large frying pan, add just enough water to cover the bottom of the pan, and bring to a boil.
• Add parsley, chives, garlic and beans and cook until beans are just crisp-ender.
• Pour off excess water, add herb butter and sunflower kernals.
• Stir to coat and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until well mixed.

SWEET AND SALTY GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and cut the green beans to a uniform size so that they cook at the same time.
• Bring to a boil water and pinch of salt.
• Blanche the green beans in the boiling water for about 4-5 minutes. Meanwhile add ice and water to a bowl and set aside. When the time is up quickly, with a slotted spoon, plunge the green beans in the cold water to stop the cooking process. The green beans should be cooked but still firm and be able to hold up a shape.
• Add the Olive oil, fish sauce, vinegar, sesame seeds, erythritol and garlic to a cast iron over medium heat. Saute the sauce for about 3-5 minutes until it thickens.
• Add the blanched green beans and cilantro to the cast iron and saute for about 5 more minutes until the greed beans are just crisped and the sauce sticks to the green beans.
• Serve immediately.

SWEET AND HOT GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Wash and trim the green beans; steam about 7 minutes.
• Drain, and put in a serving dish. Toss with mustard, then add salt.

SWEET-AND-SOUR GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Boil red wine vinegar and sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 45 minutes. Add butter and whisk until melted. Cool. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Drain beans. Pour vinegar mixture into same pot and bring to simmer. Add beans and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mound beans in bowl. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.