Steamed Green Beans With Pine Nuts Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the green beans and blanch them for 2 to 3 minutes, until tender but still crisp. Drain the beans in a colander and immediately put them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking and preserve their bright green color.
• For the gremolata, toss the garlic, lemon zest, parsley, parmesan, and pine nuts in a small bowl and set aside.
• When ready to serve, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Drain the beans and pat them dry. Add the beans to the pan and saute, turning frequently, for 2 minutes, until coated with olive oil and heated through. Off the heat, add the gremolata and toss well. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and serve hot.

Steps:

• Saute 1 sliced red onion in a skillet with olive oil, 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 pound green beans; cook 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water and salt and pepper to taste; cook until the beans are tender, 7 minutes. Stir in 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts; season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Toast pine nuts in a shallow baking pan in oven 3 to 5 minutes, shaking pan frequently.
• Place green beans in a steamer basket over boiling water in a saucepan and steam 7 to 8 minutes or until tender.
• Transfer green beans to a serving dish.
• Toss with lemon juice, pine nuts and salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the green beans and cook until just heated through, stir in pine nuts and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Cook beans in a 4-quart saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender, about 5 minutes, then drain well in a colander. Transfer to a bowl and toss with nuts, parsley, zest, oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Steam green beans in a steamer for 7 minutes. Place green beans and butter in saucepan and heat through. Season with salt, to taste.

Steps:

• Prepare green beans by snapping them or cutting them to approx 1 inch in length and rinsing them.
• Over a pot of boiling water, steam beans for 15-20 minutes (until just tender with a little"bite" to them; Also, to steam I use a covered colander over a Dutch oven filled 1/4th full with water) Remove steamed beans and turn into a serving bowl.
• Add all of the rest of the ingredients, seasoning to taste.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
• Add green beans, garlic, onions, and pine nuts.
• Cook, stirring constantly with a tossing motion, 5 to 7 minutes, until onions start to brown.
• Stir in soy sauce, pepper and water.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook 5 minutes, stirring once during cooking time.