Broccoli Green Beans With Toasted Hazelnut Butter Recipes

BROCCOLI & GREEN BEANS WITH TOASTED HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the beans and simmer for 1 min, add the broccoli and then cook for 3 mins more until tender. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan and gently toast the hazelnuts until golden brown. Add the butter, let it melt and foam for just a few mins, but don't let it burn, then season well. Tip the drained vegetables into the frying pan and toss in the butter until everything is coated.

BROCCOLI AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil. Have ready a large bowl of ice water. Place broccoli into pot and cook for 2 minutes. You just want to parboil the broccoli at this point since you will saute it later on. Using a spider strainer, remove broccoli from pot and shock it in a bowl of ice water. When broccoli is completely cool, place it in a colander and allow to drain. Refresh the bowl of ice water. Bring the water back to a boil. Add green beans and cook for 4 minutes. Like the broccoli, you just want to parboil the green beans. Remove green beans from pot with spider strainer and add to ice water. When green beans are completely cool, add them to the colander and allow to drain.
• In a large saute pan, heat olive oil. When almost smoking, add the garlic and saute for about 45 seconds. When the garlic starts to brown, remove immediately and discard. Overcooking the garlic will impart a very bitter taste to the dish. Add the red pepper flakes, broccoli and green beans to the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS WITH HAZELNUT BUTTER

Steps:

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

GREEN BEAN AND HAZELNUT SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle.
• Toast nuts in a small baking pan until centers are golden, 15 to 20 minutes (cut one open to test for doneness). Cool to warm, then rub off any loose skins in a kitchen towel. Coarsely chop nuts.
• Cook beans in a 6-quart pot of boiling salted water (1 1/2 tablespoons salt for 4 quarts water) until just tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to an ice bath to stop cooking. Drain and pat dry.
• Whisk together mustard, vinegar, and sea salt in a bowl, then add olive, flaxseed, and hazelnut oils, whisking. Add beans, nuts, and onion and toss well. Season with salt and pepper.
• Do Ahead
• Beans can be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled (once cool) in a plastic bag lined with paper towels. Dressing can made and chilled up to 5 days ahead.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOASTED HAZELNUTS

Steps:

• Place hazelnuts in small nonstick skillet.
• Stir over medium heat until lightly toasted, about 8 minutes.
• Sprinkle with salt and set aside.
• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.
• Drain. (Can be made up to 2 hours ahead. Let beans stand in colander.).
• Melt butter in same pot over medium-high heat.
• Add beans and vinegar; toss to coat and heat through, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to serving bowl.
• Sprinkle with hazelnuts.

GREEN BEANS WITH HAZELNUTS AND LEMON

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook beans 3 to 8 minutes or until tender. Drain and place in a large bowl.
• Add olive oil, lemon zest, hazelnuts, salt and pepper. Beans may be made 1 day ahead, chilled and covered. Reheat beans, preferably in a microwave.

BROCCOLI AND GREEN BEAN POLKA

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl half full with cold water and drop in a few handfuls of ice cubes,set aside.
• Plunge the broccoli florets into a large pan of salted boiling water, bring the water back to the boil, and simmer for 1 minute.
• Drain and refresh in the iced water.
• Repeat with the beans, then drain both vegetables and dry them on a cloth.
• Put the oil in a wok or large, non-stick frying pan and set over a high heat. When you can just see a haze rising add the cashews and toss until browned.
• Add the broccoli and saute for 2 minutes before tossing in the beans. Saute for another 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and toss in the almonds.
• Sprinkle with sea salt, drizzle with olive oil, and serve.