Wax Beans With Olives Recipes

STRING BEANS WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Boil 12 ounces each green beans and yellow wax beans until tender, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Toast 1/2 cup chopped walnuts with 1/2 teaspoon each kosher salt, pepper and sugar in a skillet with olive oil,5 minutes; remove to a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil, 3 sliced garlic cloves and 2 teaspoons chopped marjoram to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until softened, 1 minute. Stir in the beans, season with salt and pepper and top with the walnuts.

GREEN BEANS WITH HERBS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of well-salted water to a boil. Add beans and cook for 2 minutes, until firm-tender. Drain and rinse beans with cool water, then blot with a kitchen towel. Set aside.
• Make the vinaigrette: Put garlic, shallot and vinegar in a small bowl. Add a good pinch of salt and a smaller pinch of pepper; let macerate for 5 to 10 minutes. Add mustard and whisk to dissolve, then whisk in olive oil.
• Assemble the salad: Put cooked beans in a serving bowl and season lightly with salt and pepper. Add olives and half the vinaigrette. Toss well, then taste and adjust seasoning. Sprinkle salad with dill and chives and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook green beans until crisp-tender and bright green, about 6 minutes. Drain and return to pot.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, pulse olives, parsley, anchovies, oil, and vinegar until olives are finely chopped. Add to beans and stir to combine. Season with pepper. Serve at room temperature.

WAX BEANS WITH PARSLEY OIL

Steps:

• In a small skillet heat oil and butter until hot and butter is melted and transfer to a blender. Add parsley and blend mixture until smooth, scraping down side of blender occasionally. Return mixture to skillet.
• Cook beans in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain beans well and return to pan. Add parsley oil, tossing to coat. Season beans with salt and pepper and serve warm.

TOMATO AND WAX-BEAN SALAD WITH OLIVE-OIL CROUTONS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon salt and beans and return to a boil, then cook until crisp-tender, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Drain and run under cold water, then drain again and pat dry.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss bread with 1/4 cup oil; season with salt and pepper. Toast, turning occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, 15 minutes. Let cool completely on sheet, about 20 minutes.
• In a large bowl, toss beans, tomatoes, dill, remaining 6 tablespoons oil, and vinegar. Add croutons. Season with salt and pepper; serve, garnished with dill flowers and sprigs.

YELLOW WAX BEANS STRACOTTO IN SOFFRITTO WITH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until it is almost smoking and slides easily in the pan, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the beans, sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, and cook for about 2 minutes, until they are slightly browned. Move the beans to create a bare spot in the pan, add the tomato paste to that spot, and cook for 1 minute, stirring, to caramelize. Add the Soffritto and anchovies, and stir to combine the ingredients and to coat the beans with the Soffritto. Reduce the heat to low, season the beans with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and cook for about 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of water to the pan, and simmer the beans until they are very tender, about 20 minutes for wax beans and 30 minutes for Romano beans. If there is still water in the pan, remove the lid, increase the heat to high, and cook until the water evaporates. Serve the beans warm or at room temperature. Transfer the beans to a serving dish, spoon 1/4 cup of salsa verde over them, and serve with the remaining salsa verde on the side.
• salsa verde
• Combine the anchovies, capers, garlic, salt, and half of the olive oil in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade or the jar of a blender. Add half of the parsley, mint, and marjoram leaves and pulse until the herbs are finely chopped. Turn off the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the remaining herbs and the remaining olive oil and purée, stopping as soon as the ingredients form a homogenous paste, and adding more olive oil, if necessary, to obtain a loose, spoonable salsa. (You want to stop the machine as soon as you achieve the desired consistency, as the blade will heat the garlic and give it a bitter flavor. Also, over-processing the salsa verde will incorporate too much air, making it fluffy and also too smooth. I like to see some flecks of herbs in my salsa verde.) Turn the salsa verde out into a bowl and stir in the lemon juice. Taste for seasoning and add more salt or lemon juice if desired. Use the salsa or transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to two days-any longer and it will lose its pretty green color and vibrant flavor. Bring the salsa to room temperature, stir to recombine the ingredients, and taste again for seasoning before serving.

WAX BEANS WITH OLIVES

Steps:

• 1 Snap off the stem ends of the green beans. Bring about 2 quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the beans and salt to taste. Cook uncovered until the beans are crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Rinse the beans under cold water and drain well. Pat dry. Cut the beans into 1-inch pieces. 2 In a skillet large enough to hold all of the beans, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until tender and golden, about 10 minutes. 3 Stir in the beans, olives, and parsley until heated through, about 2 minutes. Serve hot. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.