The purpose of this blog is to keep track of my experience with Bountiful Baskets. I will do price comparisons every other week, plus share recipes and tips for using the produce.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Spicy Sesame Green Beans

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These are not your typical open-a-can-and-heat-them-up green beans.  To be honest, I haven’t really eaten very many green beans that didn’t come out of a can or jar.  I helped my mom bottle probably a thousand quarts in my lifetime, but we never ate them fresh.  After making these today, I am now a fresh green bean convert.  Delicious!

This recipe is adapted from allrecipes.com. 

1 pound fresh green beans
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp minced garlic (I always buy the jar of the already minced stuff in the produce section)
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Prepare the beans by snapping off the ends and then snapping them into whatever size pieces you want.  I snapped them in half.  Using a steamer basket or insert, steam them until they are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes.  Rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.

Toss them in a bowl with the other ingredients.  Let them marinate for a while.  Serve at room temperature.

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