Green Beans Gremolata

Slightly charred green beans topped with pine nuts and a garlicy, zesty gremolata; an elegantly simple side for any dinner.

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Course: Side Dish, Vegetables

Cuisine: Italian, Western

Diet: citrus, garlic, green beans, gremolata, parsley, pine nuts

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 17

Servings:

Author: Eff | Food Daydreaming

Equipment

Ingredients

2 tablespoons pine nuts
250 g green beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
Classic gremolata

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the pine nuts and toast, stirring frequently, until golden. These only take about 2 minutes and can burn quickly so watch them carefully. Empty out into a small bowl and set aside.
2 tablespoons pine nuts
Rinse, dry and trim the stem end off the green beans. To the same skillet, add and heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the green beans and cook, stirring every now and then, until they begin to soften and start to char in spots, about 8 to 10 minutes.
250 g green beans, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt
While the green beans are cooking, make the gremolata.
Classic gremolata
When cooked, transfer the green beans to a serving dish. Top with spoonfuls of the gremolata, scatter over some pine nuts, extra zest if wanted, and serve.

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Notes

Citrus juice can make green beans turn from vibrant green to more of an army green. There’s nothing wrong with the green beans, it’s just the citrus and the chlorophyll in the green beans reacting. To prevent this from happening too soon, add the gremolata to the green beans just before you’re ready to serve them.

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