Green Beans With Pine Nuts
photo by Prose 
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
ingredients
- 1 ounce pine nuts
- 1 1⁄2 lbs green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt and pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Toast pine nuts in a shallow baking pan in oven 3 to 5 minutes, shaking pan frequently.
- Place green beans in a steamer basket over boiling water in a saucepan and steam 7 to 8 minutes or until tender.
- Transfer green beans to a serving dish.
- Toss with lemon juice, pine nuts and salt and pepper to taste.
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Reviews
- Loved the simplicity of this. I'm sure that the results would have been much better with fresh beans but it still greatly improved the frozen ones that I used. I did steam then a bit longer because I started with the frozen and also DH wants his veggies past the "Al Dente" stage (but I refuse to turn them in to the mush he would really like!). I'm a real fan of the lemon/salt combo and that's all I ever use as salad dressing so this had to be a winner. It will be a great side for almost anything!
- I made this with our New Year's Day dinner and it was a great side dish. I usually make green beans with almonds, but the pine nuts were a nice change! A great, good-for-you dish. Thanks for sharing!
- Delicious, quick and easy. The beans were washed, microwaved until crisp tender then drained. The beans were then tossed with the remaining ingredients. I really like that they are so full of flavor without any added fat. Something I will make again.
- Really good flavors. I think next time I will coat the beans in a little olive oil first so the lemon sticks better.
- Delicious! I love the added crunch and taste enhancement that the pine nuts added to the dish. <br/>Made for Veg 'N Swap tag 2010.
