Lemon-Butter Green Beans with Pine nuts

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2005

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Foolproof Romantic Dinner

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Cook Time:
3 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 3 min
Total:: 8 min

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Ingredients

1/3 pound fresh green beans, ends trimmed, blanched in boiling salted water
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon minced shallots
1 tablespoon pine nuts
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Pinch salt
Pinch freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Drain green beans well and pat dry.

Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly to keep from burning. Add the pine nuts and cook, stirring, for an additional minute. Add the green beans and toss to coat evenly. Cook just enough to warm through, about 1 minute. Add the lemon juice, salt, and pepper and toss to combine. Remove from the heat and serve immediately.

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recipe Lemon-Butter Green Beans with Pine nuts
Debbie Spokane, WA 03-05-2009
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VERY GOOD
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was such and easy recipe and delicious! I will make these again. Nice change of pace for green beans. I have used... toasted sliverd almonds in place of the pine nuts, they are good with it too.Read more
recipe Lemon-Butter Green Beans with Pine nuts
Nancy San Jose, CA 02-17-2009
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Perfect!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Tastes great and super easy to make! My fiance made this as a side dish for a Valentine's Day dinner and it worked out... really nicely. He blanched the green beans for 5 minutes and that was perfect. One thing that he also did that is not noted on the recipe was hit the green beans with some cold water right after blanching to keep the color green. Otherwise, the beans will turn brownish. Some people put it in an ice bath, but you can just put the green beans in a colander and rinse it thoroughly under really cold faucet water. In fact, I usually do this for all green veggies to keep the color looking fresh. Read more
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Mary Saint Louis, MO 02-16-2009
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Good but not GREAT
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Served these green beans for a dinner party, and they didn't really stand out. I made them a little ahead of time and kept... them in a warming drawer, and for some reason they turned kind of a mottled brownish color. They tasted fine, and the lighting in the dining room was dimmed, so I don't think anyone noticed- but strange nonetheless. Read more
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Tracy norfolk, MA 02-04-2009
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Don't forget the zest.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The picture shows lemon zest on the beans. A must for this recipe, so simply zest the lemon prior to squeezing for the juice... and add at the end with the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Yummy and easy!Read more
recipe Lemon-Butter Green Beans with Pine nuts
Christine Arlington, VA 11-25-2008
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Flavorful and Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These green beans were super delicious and flavorful. This is a great example of a recipe that doesn't have tons of... complicated ingredients but produces fantastic flavors.Read more
recipe Lemon-Butter Green Beans with Pine nuts
whitney humble, TX 04-20-2008
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wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am trying out many recipes to make for my practical final in culinary school, and this one was GREAT. such a wonderful... flavor, how could you ever have plain green beans again?Read more