Need some help with green beans

[April F.]

I grew up in the South, where green beans were cooked for hours with
fatback. I didn't particularly care for the texture (soggy, ugh), so
I really haven't cooked a lot of green beans since. Now, got some in
my CSA basket, and they're aging in the crisper.

Anyone have green bean tips and/or recipes? Anything I could do with
them as a main dish?

[Heather Lalley]

I love green beans. But I love them with some bite to them, especially when they're so fresh and tasty. I'd roast them at high heat with a little salt and olive oil, 'til they're a little brown and crispy. Yum! For a main dish, they'd be great that way served with some crisp, crumbled bacon and a nice, runny egg over the top. Oooh! Now I want green beans!

Happy cooking,

Heather

[Ali Savino]

I don't have a green bean main dish, but a great and easy way to cook green beans is to brown them lightly in vegetable oil and fresh garlic. ( I usually just slice the garlic so that the slices can be removed before serving, otherwise they can be a little over powering.

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[Suzy Goldenkranz]

I also like to saute them with orange zest and garlic on the stove.
Add some sliced almonds for texture too.

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[eatyourveggies]

I have a great recipe for green beans! It's from Quick Vegetarian
Pleasures by Jeanne Lemlin (One of my most used cookbooks!) I often
serve it for Easter or at summer barbecues. Hope this helps!

Green Bean Salad with Lemon, Dill, and Feta Cheese
1 lb. green beans, tips removed
3 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
fresh ground pepper to taste
2 tbsp minced fresh dill or 1 tsp. dried dill
3 tbsp. slivered red onion
1/4 c. crumbled feta

Steam green beans until crisp tender, then rinse under cold running
water until cold throughout. Drain well and pat dry with paper or
cotton towel.
Combine next three ingredients in a serving bowl. Stir in green beans
and toss. Sprinkle on dill and onion and toss again. Let sit 30
minutes, or cover and chill for up to 4 hours. Serve at room temp.
Toss just before serving, sprinkle on the feta cheese and toss again.
Taste for salt.

[Rebecca Stawartz]

I really liked these: http://www.womanwithawhisk.com/2009/06/soy-glazed-green-beans-with-toasted.html

[Patricia Eddy]

This is my favorite green bean recipe: http://www.cooklocal.com/?p=89

They are sauteed with sausage and hot peppers.

But the other night I just did something really simple. Steamed them,
then in a separate pot I sauteed some diced peppers (red would be best
for color), some diced tomatoes, and a little spice (I used a seasoned
salt). Then added the green beans to the pan as well as a little
butter. Heated through and served.

-Patricia

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[Janis Williamson]

April, I grew up with a family that overcooked the beans, too. My granny cooked canned beans (which are already too darn soft) for about an hour with salt pork. I still liked them better than most of the other veggie options. I never encountered fresh green beans until I had a kitchen of my own. I loved that they're often called snap beans now, which covers all the colors and avoids the term "string" bean. (LOL)

Anyway, like most of the other responders, I love snap beans paired with garlic and citrus. I don't eat four-legged critters anymore, so bacon and salt pork are out for me, though still delicious for those who enjoy meat.

My favorite summer-time snap bean recipe is to saute a lot of minced garlic in olive oil, then add the snap beans. Stir and warm through. Add a small amount of water or broth so that the beans start to steam a little. Then add the minced zest of a lemon and finish with a little freshly ground black pepper and lemon juice. This is good warm or you can refrigerate it and enjoy it as a cold side-dish.

For something with a bit more heft, check out the "Best Ever" New Potatoes and Green Bean recipe from a Veggie Venture: http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2008/05/best-ever-new-potatoes-green-beans.html 

I've made it, enjoyed it, and highly recommend it! She has other green bean recipes, too.

Enjoy!

Janis

[Amy Martell]

This thread is making me really, really hungry.  And I want green beans.

[Janis Williamson]

I knew that my CSA would never provide enough snap beans to satisfy my cravings, so I planted loads of them in my garden. Am currently harvesting about a pint a day of yellow wax and Purple Queen bush beans and Blue Lake pole beans.

Commercially grown snap beans are the top of the list for being laden with pesticides, making organically grown beans all the more fab!

[Patricia Eddy]

We are using this summer as a test for gardening to see what grows
(our first summer in this house with this yard) and wax beans are
doing so well. We only have 4 plants though. Next summer we're
planting a bunch more. I can't wait!

[April F.]

Wow - lots of great ideas! I will definitely try one tonight. Will
report back on how it goes. We usually get green beans throughout the
summer, so it's great to have several options that all sound
delicious.

Thanks!
April

[Nicole Renee Markee]

I like them steamed gently (tender crisp) and then buttered with sea
salt and fresh ground pepper.

-Nicole

[April F.]

I was intrigued by the idea of roasted green beans, so I tried that
this evening (450 oven with olive oil and salt, 15-20 minutes). I
added a little too much salt, but that made them seem sort of like
french fries (not a bad thing in my book). Maybe these will be my CSA
"french fries" from now on.

Ended up having them as a side dish to ultrarunnergirl's warm lentil
and potato salad (also excellent). Plan to share both of these ideas
with my fellow CSAers in our weekly newsletter, and will try some more
of those green bean recipes next time. Thanks for the great ideas.

-April
Twitter: @AprilFin
Blog: http://1000pizzadoughs.typepad.com/

[MrAlps]

I was also intereted with oven roasting green beans and gave it a try
this evening. I decided to oven roast them with garlic and put that
over rice. Ontop of that I put an over easy egg. What delicous and
easy meal! I roasted them at 425 till brown. They were really really
good!

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On Jul 21, 2009, at 8:33 PM, "April F." <april...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I was by the idea of roasted green beans, so I tried that

[Mark Tafoya]

After roasting, try a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar, a shave of Parmigiano, and a squeeze of lemon.

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[MrAlps]

Well that sounds really good. I did mix in a little parm into my rice for some added flavor. 

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[Ali Savino]

Beware on the lemon.  I definitely over did it tonight after reading all this green bean talk. Still was yummy, though!

[Ami]

I love green (or yellow) beans and I find that cold salads are a great
change. We get so used to eating things one way that sometimes it's
hard to get creative. I've come up with a few basic cold bean salad
recipes and you can find a couple at these links:

http://writingherlife.blogspot.com/2009/07/ols-week-6-versatile-green-beans.html
http://writingherlife.blogspot.com/2007/07/creative-concoctions.html

I've also done a potato and bean salad with a honey mustard dressing
that I'm planning to post about, so I'll leave that link here soon.
Just need to get some beans so I can make it again. :)

On Jul 21, 9:29 pm, Ali Savino <alisav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Beware on the lemon.  I definitely over did it tonight after reading all
> this green bean talk. Still was yummy, though!
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:26 PM, MrAlps <mralps...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well that sounds really good. I did mix in a little parm into my rice for
> > some added flavor.
>
> > Sent from my iPhone
>

> > On Jul 21, 2009, at 9:13 PM, Mark Tafoya <remarkablepal...@gmail.com>

> > wrote:
>
> > After roasting, try a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar, a shave of Parmigiano,
> > and a squeeze of lemon.
>

> > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:02 PM, MrAlps < <mralps...@gmail.com>
> > mralps...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I was also intereted with oven roasting green beans and gave it a try
> >> this evening. I decided to oven roast them with garlic and put that
> >> over rice. Ontop of that I put an over easy egg. What delicous and
> >> easy meal!  I roasted them at 425 till brown. They were really really
> >> good!
>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
>

> >> On Jul 21, 2009, at 8:33 PM, "April F." < <aprilfin...@gmail.com>

> >> aprilfin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> > I was by the idea of roasted green beans, so I tried that
> >> > this evening (450 oven with olive oil and salt, 15-20 minutes).  I
> >> > added a little too much salt, but that made them seem sort of like
> >> > french fries (not a bad thing in my book).  Maybe these will be my CSA
> >> > "french fries" from now on.
>
> >> > Ended up having them as a side dish to ultrarunnergirl's warm lentil
> >> > and potato salad (also excellent).  Plan to share both of these ideas
> >> > with my fellow CSAers in our weekly newsletter, and will try some more
> >> > of those green bean recipes next time.  Thanks for the great ideas.
>
> >> > -April
> >> > Twitter: @AprilFin
> >> > Blog: <http://1000pizzadoughs.typepad.com/>
> >>http://1000pizzadoughs.typepad.com/
>
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> > -Mark Tafoya
> > Executive Chef and Executive Producer,

> > <http://www.culinarymedianetwork.com>www.culinarymedianetwork.com
> > ReMARKable Palate Personal Chef Service, <http://www.remarkablepalate.com>
> >www.remarkablepalate.com
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[Nicole Renee Markee]

I eat sunny side up eggs on braised greens (I add a little vinegar to
the greens at the end) pretty often.

Yum!

-Nicole

[nanetteb...@earthlink.net]

My husband detests green beans cooked almost any other way but he does
enjoy them roasted. I think
it is because they really don't taste like green beans anymore - they
end up smoky and sweet. So definitely
try that method to see what you think.

Here's my recipe for Roasted Green Beans with Shallot Vinaigrette -
http://nanetteblanchard.blogspot.com/2009/06/roasted-green-beans-wshallot.html

And if I had any tofu, I'd make this main dish recipe for Penne,Crispy
Tofu and Green Bean
Salad from Cooking Light right now. It is one of my favorites.

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=226611

Nanette
Cooking in Color
http://nanetteblanchard.blogspot.com

[Nicole Renee Markee]

Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables. I can eat them
southern and cooked to death, I can eat the straight out of the can
(yes, seriously, though they are better if they are warm), I like them
steamed to just tender and I like them roasted.

Oh! I just thought of an awesome green bean recipe that I have not
made for a while.

Saute green beans and raw pecans in butter until beans are just tender
and pecans have cooked a little. Add 1 oz. of bourbon and light on
fire. When the alcohol burns off, you will have some freaking awesome
green beans!!

I have a really good range hood and a fire extinguisher in the kitchen
anyway, but I'm not sure I'd do this without the fire extinguisher --
not that I've ever had a problem -- I haven't.


-Nicole

[Ami]

Here's the link to that potato and green bean salad I mentioned
earlier. Enjoy!

http://writingherlife.blogspot.com/2009/07/csa-report-week-7.html

~Ami

On Jul 22, 11:45 am, Nicole Renee Markee <flowerdew...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables.  I can eat them  
> southern and cooked to death, I can eat the straight out of the can  
> (yes, seriously, though they are better if they are warm), I like them  
> steamed to just tender and I like them roasted.
>
> Oh! I just thought of an awesome green bean recipe that I have not  
> made for a while.
>
> Saute green beans and raw pecans in butter until beans are just tender  
> and pecans have cooked a little.  Add 1 oz. of bourbon and light on  
> fire.  When the alcohol burns off, you will have some freaking awesome  
> green beans!!
>
> I have a really good range hood and a fire extinguisher in the kitchen  
> anyway, but I'm not sure I'd do this without the fire extinguisher --  
> not that I've ever had a problem -- I haven't.
>
> -Nicole
>
> On Jul 22, 2009, at 7:26 AM, Ami wrote:
>
>
>
> > I love green (or yellow) beans and I find that cold salads are a great
> > change. We get so used to eating things one way that sometimes it's
> > hard to get creative. I've come up with a few basic cold bean salad
> > recipes and you can find a couple at these links:
>

> >http://writingherlife.blogspot.com/2009/07/ols-week-6-versatile-green...

[passion4eating]

I see that I am a little late to this thread, we've been camping.

Here are my 3 favorite recipes for green beans.

High roasted green beans http://passionforeating.blogspot.com/2008/09/high-roasted-fresh-beans.html

Chinese dry-fried green beans http://passionforeating.blogspot.com/2008/09/chinese-dry-fried-green-beans.html

Bright pepper & green bean stir-fry
http://passionforeating.blogspot.com/2008/09/bright-pepper-and-green-bean-stir-fry.html

still waiting for green beans here...

[ultrarunnergirl]

I'm SUPER late to this thread, have been away. But I'll pile on
anyway.

First, make sure to taste a few raw green beans. They are so fresh!
You probably don't want to eat an entire bowlful, but you might snack
away more than you think.

And, my favorite green bean & tomato salad in my latest blog post:
http://bit.ly/1Hf2jq

Kirstin

On Jul 26, 1:39 pm, passion4eating <hippohol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I see that I am a little late to this thread, we've been camping.
>
> Here are my 3 favorite recipes for green beans.
>

> High roasted green beanshttp://passionforeating.blogspot.com/2008/09/high-roasted-fresh-beans...
>
> Chinese dry-fried green beans  http://passionforeating.blogspot.com/2008/09/chinese-dry-fried-green-...
>
> Bright pepper & green bean stir-fryhttp://passionforeating.blogspot.com/2008/09/bright-pepper-and-green-...