Bright & Crunchy Green Beans
Recipe by Fran Allen
Ingredients
9
Time
10m
Serves
6
These are a perfect side for a weeknight dinner or holiday feast. Tasty and flavourful but only take a few minutes to come together and a handful of ingredients that make an impact. Enjoy these as a bright alternative to a green salad.
Side
Holiday
Ingredients
1lb
Green Beans
1/4cup
Raw Pecan Halves
2Tbsp
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1tsp
Dijon Mustard
1
Garlic Clove
1Tbsp
Lemon Juice
1Tbsp
Sea Salt
1tsp
Sea Salt
1lemon
Lemon Zest
Instructions
1
In a small pan on medium heat, toast your pecan halves until golden and fragrant. Remove the pecans from the heat, roughly chop and set aside. Fill a medium pot with water and bring to a boil. Once boiling add 1 Tbsp of salt and your trimmed green beans. Cook the beans briefly (1-2 minutes) until bright green then drain and rinse under cold water.
2
In a large bowl combine the olive oil, mustard, garlic, 1 tsp salt and lemon juice. Stir until the ingredients are emulsified. Then add the green beans and coat with the dressing. Fold in the pecans and the lemon zest and serve.
3
If you like, you can add a pinch of chili flakes or fresh herbs on top for serving.
4
*for a nut free option, use ¼ cup pumpkin seeds or raw buckwheat groats in place of the pecans in the recipe.
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Fran Allen, CNP is a non-diet certified Holistic Nutritionist based in Toronto. Her work focuses on intuitive eating, achieving health at every size and dismantling diet culture. She uses her years of professional culinary experience to make meals fun, easy and satisfying.
