Green beans with pine nuts & shallot butter
Spruce up your greens by adding crunchy nuts and a lemony shallot dressing - a versatile side dish
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 15 mins
Vegetarian
- Heat the butter in a large frying pan and gently cook the shallot until soft. Add the pine nuts and cook for a minute until golden. Blanch the green beans for 2 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain and toss with the butter and a squeeze of lemon.
PER SERVING
107 kcalories, protein 1.9g, carbohydrate 2.2g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 4.6g, fibre 1.6g, salt 0.1 g
Recipe from olive magazine, April 2012.
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Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1 shallot , finely chopped
- 25g pine nuts , toasted
- 400g green beans
- a squeeze of lemon juice
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 15 mins
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1 shallot , finely chopped
- 25g pine nuts , toasted
- 400g green beans
- a squeeze of lemon juice
PER SERVING
107 kcalories, protein 1.9g, carbohydrate 2.2g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 4.6g, fibre 1.6g, salt 0.1 g
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