Green Beans With Lime

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, snipped
• 2 teaspoons lime zest, shredded
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic clove, minced (about 1 clove)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and chopped
• lime wedge, for serving (optional)

Recipe

• 1 .cook beans until tender crisp in a large pot of boiling and salted water, about 3 or 4 minutes; drain and plunge in an ice water bath for at least 3 minutes, then drain again and set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine parsley, rosemary, lime zest, lime juice, and garlic; set aside.
• 3 heat a skillet over medium high heat and add olive oil; add beans and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 4 minutes to heat through.
• 4 season with salt and pepper; remove from heat and stir in lime mixture and hazelnuts.
• 5 serve with lime wedges, if desired.
• 6 note: toast hazelnuts in the oven at 350 degrees f, for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring once or twice. papery skins can be removed by rubbing with a clean towel.