Green Beans with Walnuts & Tarragon

Name: Green Beans with Walnuts and Tarragon
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: beans; walnut oil; olive oil; shallots; tarragon leaves; walnuts; salt; black pepper; tarragon vinegar

Submitted by nanner

Lovely mingle of flavours. I toasted the walnets. Used dried tarragon but soaked in the oils w/orgainc cider vinegar in advance. Oh yeah and added 1 clove of finely minced garlic. A big hit with or without the garlic. High class side dish using the fresh beans from my local country road farmer.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

10 min

READY

25 min

Ingredients

POUND BEANS
blue lakes, yellows, haricot verts

TABLESPOON WALNUT OIL

TABLESPOON OLIVE OIL

X SHALLOTS
finely chopped *

TEASPOON TARRAGON LEAVES
minced

EACH WALNUTS
new-crop, cracked in quarters *

X SALT *

X BLACK PEPPER *

X TARRAGON VINEGAR
or champagne vinegar *

Directions

Tip stem ends of beans Bring 4 quarts water to boil and add 1½ tablespoons salt.

Cook beans in 2 batches until tender but still a little firm, then lift out.

Lay them on a kitchen towel to dry for a minute or so.

Transfer to a bowl.

Add oils, shallot, tarragon and walnut pieces.

Toss and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Add a little vinegar just before serving.

Serve warm.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

Nutrition Facts

80g

Amount per Serving

Calories 117 40% of calories from fat

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 5g 8%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 5mg 2%

Sodium 314mg 13%

Total Carbohydrate 5g 5%

Dietary Fiber 4g 17%

Sugars g

Protein 8g

Vitamin A 1% • Vitamin C 3%

Calcium 4% • Iron 8%

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