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Green Beans with Lemon and Pine Nuts

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Green Beans with Lemon and Pine NutsRomulo Yanes

Despite the fact that they require few ingredients and little effort, these beans always get raves.

Cooks' note:

Green beans can be cut 6 hours ahead and chilled, wrapped in dampened paper towels in a sealed plastic bag.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    30 min

  • Yield

    Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb green beans, trimmed and cut diagonally into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation

  1. Cook beans in a 4-quart saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender, about 5 minutes, then drain well in a colander. Transfer to a bowl and toss with nuts, parsley, zest, oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

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