Green Beans With Hazelnut Butter

Submitted by lazyme

"From Gourmet magazine, these are good. The butter can be prepared ahead of time and added to the cooked beans."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 44.37 ml unsalted butter, softened
• 29.58 ml shallots, finely chopped
• 2.46 ml fresh lemon zest, finely chopped
• 9.85 ml fresh lemon juice
• 2.46 ml salt
• 2.46 ml fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 78.78 ml hazelnuts, toasted, any loose skins rubbed off, and nuts finely chopped (1 1/2 ounces)
• 680.38 g green beans, trimmed

directions

1. Stir together butter, shallot, zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl until combined.
2. Add hazelnuts and stir until combined well.
3. Cook beans in a 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just tender, 5 to 8 minutes.
4. Drain beans in a colander, then return hot beans to pot and toss with hazelnut butter.