French Beans with Hazelnuts and Garlic

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Nation's Favourite Food: 100 Best-Loved Recipes Tried, Tested, Perfected

By Neven Maguire

Published 2013

  • About

These would also be delicious with two diced vine tomatoes that have been seeded. Simply add to the pan with the beans, but only in the summer, when tomatoes are at their best.

Ingredients

  • 350 g (12 oz) French green beans, trimmed
  • 1 tbsp hazelnut oil or <

Method

Plunge the French beans into a large pan of boiling salted water and return to the boil, then boil for a further 2 minutes, until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water.

Return the pan to the heat with the hazelnut or garlic rapeseed oil. Tip in the shallot and garlic and sauté for 2–3 minutes, until softened. Add the blanched beans and continue to sauté for 1–2 minutes