Growing Green Beans is the easiest thing to do!!!Remember your early childhood days when leaving a bean under some wet cotton wool so that you could witness the germinating process. I was always so fascinated as a child!! These days I am amazed at how fast the green beans grow in my garden...literally from planting to harvesting is but a few weeks. If you want your children to become involved in your garden, let them plant some beans......they get totally hooked !!!
I have found my favorite way of eating fresh beans, I think!!! ( one can never close the door on new possibilities, can you??) I would be more than happy to have these green beans as a main meal a couple of nights in a row.. If you insist on having another protein, this recipe will go well with grilled tuna, steak chicken......
Green Beans with toasted sesame seeds, Parmesan and onions..
Ingredients
Fresh green beans - top ends removed
toasted sesame seeds
grated Parmesan
black pepper/salt
lemon infused olive oil
Get a pot of water boiling and add the beans. Blanche for about 3-5 minutes. Your beans must be cooked but still remain crispy. Remove beans from the pot and plunge in ice-water to stop the cooking process. When cooled down, place the beans in a bowl and add a good amount of cheese, pepper, salt and olive oil and toss well. Arrange the beans on a serving plate, sprinkle with the sesame seeds and more cheese and top with the deep-fried onion rings. I dare you to try this....... a quick vegetarian meal for the busy season!!!
36 comments:
i love green beans - and what i love here is that you've added sesame seeds - so simple but such an impact on flavor. love it!
It is easy to see how this could be a favourite Nina. I envy your fresh garden beans when it is as cold as the dickens here.
Beautiful Nina. These could become my favorite too. We love green beans and have them frequently. I'll give your recipe a try for sure.
Sam
P.S. Green beans are awful when they are overcooked. I can understand why someone would not like them if that's the only way they've eaten them.
Hello, :) Those beans look lovely , i would have that as a main course if I were you :)
There is nothing that compares with the sweetness of fresh green beans
Me too...I could have this everyday..can't get a healthier and more appetizing colour!
ronelle
I have to try this. I could eat green beans, everyday too!
Oh, that really look scrumptious!
I love green beans too but I always feel they need a little extra to be their best and you just provided that 'extra'. Great!
Love green beans!! This looks really simple but yummy!!
Look at those crispy onions, yum! We eat a lot of green beans in this household and this look like a great recipe to add to the bunch!
I love this dish - anything is better with crispy onions on top.
Happy b-day to your little one - it looks like she had a FANTASTIC b-day.
Even though I am not a big fan of green beans, I wouldn't say no to this. I really like your way to prepare them :)
These look so good, Nina! I love the fried onion on top!
I want green beans prepared your way, Nina! Love, love, love the deep fried onion rings. Can i have an extra serving of that too? :)
Mmmm yum! Love the parmesan and the fried onions you've added.
mee too i could have the same
merry xmas to you from Paris
pierre
Happy holidays Nina to you and your family.
Sam
They look so fresh and vibrant.
Wishing you the happiest of holidays Nina!
LL
I've said it before and I will say it again, you can make me eat many of the things I do not like. Case in point - green beans!
nice
Just wanted to wish you Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Happy new year Nina. I hope the new year brings you much happiness and good health. It's been fun getting to know you this year.
Sam
Nina
I wish you a happy new year 2010 for you and your family
Pierre from Paris france
I love the crunchy topping of fried onions... looks delicious!
I could also have them (almost) every day!
Such a healthy and delicious dish. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Nina!
Happy New Year Nina...your green beans look very yummie...crunchy...I made a commitment to myself that this year I'll cook more veggies...thanks for your recipe :-)
Happy New Year, Nina!
Love lemon infused olive oil and thats a great use for sesame seeds.
I love green beans and adding toasted sesame seeds sounds awesome.
Nice way to enjoy some fresh green beans. They are even better when you grew them yourself!
Green beans are my standby vegetables - we almost always have some in the fridge and there are so many ways to have them. Yours look sublime!
Green Beans sound delish!!! and so easy to put together..
I love Green Beans but I cannot always get my family to share my enthusiasm. However, with this recipe everybody seemed to enjoy them. One of my kids even asked for seconds (unheard of)! The Green Beans remained crunchy and the deep-fried onions just added to the flavor. One of my favorite entrees is Salmon Ballotin with Fennel (found on Gourmandia.com) and these green beans are a perfect accompaniment. After marinating is complete the Salmon Ballotin takes less than an hour to prepare and it is so tasty (and yes, healthy). You can find this recipe and video at: http://www.gourmandia.com/video-recipes-cooking-videos/marinated-salmon-ballotin-with-fennel.
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