Dilled Carrots Green Beans Recipes

HONEY-GLAZED CARROTS AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cook 2 cups each chopped carrots and green beans in a medium pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Drain, then return the vegetables to the pot with 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon honey and the zest of 1/2 lemon; season with salt. Cook, stirring, over medium heat, 1 minute.

DILLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts of water to boil. Add green beans and boil for 5 minutes or until beans are just tender. Plunge the beans in cold water to set their color, drain well.
• In a large bowl combine salt, mustard seed, dill weed, chiles, dill seed and garlic. Mix. Add cooled beans to the bowl and stir.
• In a small saucepan bring 2 cups water, vinegar, sugar and salt (to taste) to boil. Pour this mixture over the beans and spices. Mix well.
• Chill the beans in an airtight container at least overnight before eating. The beans are best if given a week to marinate refrigerated before eating.

SWEET DILLY BEANS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• If necessary, trim ends of beans so they will just fit into pint jars when inserted lengthwise.
• Pare carrots and cut into sticks that are about the size of the beans.
• Into a large saucepan, turn the beans and the carrots; add enough boiling water so it comes up about 2 inches; bring to a boil; boil just until vegetables are tender--about 15 minutes; drain.
• Into a medium saucepan, put the sugar, vinegar, 2 cups water, and the dill; bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pack the beans and carrots lengthwise in 4 pint jars; cover with the hot sugar-vinegar mixture, leaving 1/2-inch head space.
• Place jars on a rack in a large pan, add hot water to cover jars by at least 1 inch.
• Bring water to a boil, then keep at a gentle, steady boil 20 minutes.
• Remove to cool.

GREEN BEANS, CARROTS OR CAULIFLOWER MARINATED IN DILL

Steps:

• If using green beans, snip ends from beans and wash thoroughly; leave whole or cut in half if long.
• In a large pan bring the 2 quarts water to boil; add the vegetable of your choice and 1 tablespoon of the salt.
• Let water return to a boil and cook veggies, uncovered until veggies are fork tender but still brightly colored (about 3 minutes for cauliflower, 5 minutes for beans or 7 minutes for carrots).
• Drain immediately and cool.
• Pack veggies into a refrigerator container, and add mustard seed, dill weed, chiles, dill seed and garlic.
• Bring to a boil the 2 cups water, wine or vinegar, sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons salt; pour over veggies.
• Cool, cover and chill overnight or as long as 2 weeks.

CARROTS WITH DILL

Steps:

• Place carrots, water and margarine in saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer for 8 minutes or until the carrots are crisp-tender. Uncover and simmer until liquid has evaporated. Stir in dill.

GREEN BEANS WITH DILL

Steps:

• Fill a pot with water. Season with salt so that you can taste it. Bring to a boil.
• Plunge beans into water. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until just tender but still quite firm. If you're using green beans, it will take a minute or so longer. Drain. Return beans to pot. Add butter, stir in 2 tablespoons dill and season with pepper.
• Stir and toss beans in pot over low heat, until butter is melted. Taste a bean and season with salt and more pepper, or dill, if desired.

CRISP PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Sterilize 6 (1/2 pint) jars with rings and lids and keep hot. Trim green beans to 1/4 inch shorter than your jars.
• In a large saucepan, stir together the vinegar, water and salt. Add garlic and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. In each jar, place 1 sprig of dill and 1/8 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Pack green beans into the jars so they are standing on their ends.
• Ladle the boiling brine into the jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the tops. Discard garlic. Seal jars with lids and rings. Place in a hot water bath so they are covered by 1 inch of water. Simmer but do not boil for 10 minutes to process. Cool to room temperature. Test jars for a good seal by pressing on the center of the lid. It should not move. Refrigerate any jars that do not seal properly. Let pickles ferment for 2 to 3 weeks before eating.