ITALIAN GREEN BEAN RECIPE FULL
I needed an easy meal to prepare, full of vegetables and low in calories. Whether your entertaining friends, organizing visits from family or dinner parties you will need a stockpile of recipes for this time of year. Sunday lunch was a great time to cook Flavorful Italian Green Beans and test it on my family. The red and green colors in this recipe make it a lovely side dish to serve at any table. Fresh flavors surrounded by garlic, onions, bell pepper and seasonings present a tempting dish. Toss and mix well and either serve immediately, or refrigerate if serving cold.For your entertaining this season, Flavorful Italian Green Beans recipe will compliment any meal.Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the beans. Add the red wine vinegar if you didn't add garlic, and finally, salt if necessary (it will almost definitely need more salt). In Italy, it's either with garlic or vinegar, but not both (according to my mother). If not using garlic, you can add a strong wine vinegar. If you want to cool them quickly, or you might have cooked them longer than you wanted to, run them under cold water.The size of the beans will determine how long they need to cook (mine were ready in about 8 mins).
Check to see if they are ready, but you may need to continue cooking for another 1 to 5 minutes. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes then add about ½ tsp of salt. Heat enough water in a pot to just cover the beans and bring to a boil.If the beans are really long, you can cut/snap them in half. Snap off the end(s) of the green beans and wash well (if they are fresh).Toss and mix well and either serve immediately, or refrigerate if serving cold. In Italy, it’s either with garlic or vinegar, but not both (according to my mother).Īnd finally, add salt if necessary (it will almost definitely need more salt). (Be sure to use a good quality extra virgin olive oil.) Next drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the beans. If you want to cool them quickly, or you might have cooked them longer than you wanted to, run them under cold water. Remove them from the heat and water once they are ready. You want them to be cooked, yet not soft. The best way to know when they are cooked is to bite into a bean. When boiling, toss in the beans.Ĭover and simmer for 5 minutes then add about ½ tsp of salt.
Snap off the end(s) of the green beans and wash well (if they are fresh). Nonna Chiarina’s recipe serves 4 (as a side)įULL PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW Cook the Green Beans It’s super easy to prepare green beans: just snap off the end where the bean attaches to the plant, and you can choose to snap off the other end, too, or leave them (as seen in the photo above). If you grab some from the farmer’s market or grow your own beans, even better! How do I Prepare Green Beans? I grabbed a bag of these fresh green beans at Trader Joe’s recently, however, I usually have a bag of their frozen French green beans which I use for this salad. Can I use Fresh and Frozen Green Beans for this Italian Green Bean Salad?Ībsolutely, you can use fresh or frozen green beans. It’s gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, nut free, and if you have a garlic allergy (like someone I know from Cocoa and Lavender), you can simply skip the garlic completely and add vinegar instead. The best part is that it’s absolutely delicious both hot, at room temperature or cold, straight from the fridge. This Italian green bean recipe is my favorite way to prepare them! These are Romano beans. I have to admit, I’m not a big green bean fan, but when this salad is tossed with a nice, strong wine vinegar, I’m all over it! With only four ingredients (including salt) it’s as simple as you can get, but it’s one of those wonderfully easy, flavorful Italian recipes that never fails to please. Perfect for barbecues, picnics, as well as lunch or dinner buffets, even a side for Thanksgiving, or any other holiday meal!Įveryone who tries this is amazed at the flavor of the green bean salad!Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Green bean salad made with this easy Italian recipe will be a hit whenever you serve it.
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