Green Beans, Toasted Pecans, and Blue Cheese
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped shallots
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup pecans
- 3⁄4 lb green beans
- 1 1⁄2 ounces blue cheese, such as maytag
directions
- In a large bowl whisk together mustard, vinegar, shallot, and 1/2 tablespoon oil to make dressing.
- In a small heavy skillet heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saute pecans with salt to taste, stirring frequently, until a shade darker, about 1 minute.
- Transfer nuts to paper towels to drain and cool.
- Coarsely chop nuts.
- Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water.
- In a large saucepan of boiling salted water blanch beans until just tender, about 3 minutes, and drain in a colander.
- Transfer beans to ice water, stirring until just cool.
- Drain beans well and add to dressing.
- Crumble blue cheese over beans and gently toss with half of nuts and salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve beans at room temperature topped with remaining nuts.
- Serves 2 as a side dish.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lazyme
Grapeview, Washington
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