Tag: Beans

Was able to get some fresh green beans and came up with this recipe.  Wanted to have color, texture and a variety of flavors.  It’s a little complicated but fun and delicious.  Give it a try, goes with lots of other foods.  You can see a picture of our finished plate after the recipe.

Braised Green Bean with Onion, Carrot, Pepper, Walnut

Ingredients:

½ Medium Onion cut in1/4 inch slices
1 medium red or yellow pepper. Cut in 1/8 inch slices
5 medium cloves garlic, chopped or sliced (roasted works well also)
1 pound of green beans, stemmed, cut in half or thirds
1 carrot, cut in ¼ by 1.5 inch strips – purple, yellow or orange
½ cup chopped walnuts
Coconut oil
3/4 tsp of dry thyme (can also use fresh)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Directions:

• Sauté garlic over low heat being careful not to burn
• Remove garlic from pan
• Sauté onion and pepper with a pinch of salt and ½ tsp of oil until almost done
• Turn up heat for 1 to 2 minutes to brown – don’t stir
• Remove onions and peppers from pan (mix with garlic)
• Turn heat down to medium, lightly roast walnuts

• Steam green beans and carrots until right before desired tenderness
• Rinse walnut pan
• Heat skillet with ½ to 1 T f oil on medium high heat
• Place steamed vegies in pan, salt
• Let beans rest for a minute before turn over
• Cook 3 to 6 minutes (depending on how braised you want them)
• Turn pan off, stir in onion, pepper, garlic mix into green beans
• Sprinkle with thyme or sage or rosemary – stir
• Stir in walnut or sprinkle on green beans once in plate