Green Goddess Green Beans

This recipe from Gourmet magazine is a nice change of pace from your regular old green beans! If you like Green Goddess salad dressing, you’ll like these beans. :)

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs green beans, trimmed
• 1⁄3 cup  coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon anchovy paste
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. Fill a 6 to 8 quart pot full of water, add a teaspoon of salt, and bring it to a boil.
2. Prepare a bowl of ice water.
3. Place the beans in the salted boiling water, uncovered, and cook until just tender, about 6 to 8 minutes.
4. Transfer to a colander, drain, and immediately plunge into the bowl of ice water to halt the cooking.
5. When the beans have cooled, drain and pat dry.
6. In a blender, combine the parsley, mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, lemon juice, anchovy paste, salt, and pepper, and blend until smooth to make the dressing.
7. Place beans in a bowl and combine with the dressing; toss to coat.
8. Serve and enjoy!
9. Note: you can make the dressing 1 day ahead and store covered in refrigerator, if desired.