Green And Yellow Beans With Tarragon Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Fill a 3 quart sauce pan approximately ½ full with salted water and bring to a boil.
• Drop trimmed green beans into the water and bring back up to a boil. Cook gently for 5-6 minutes or until tender.
• Drain the green beans and return to the pan, adding butter, chopped tarragon, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir to melt the butter and combine. Serve immediately.

TARRAGON GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, high-sided skillet over medium heat. Add shallot; cook, stirring constantly, until soft and translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beans, and gently toss to coat with shallot mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Add wine. Raise heat to medium-high; cook, stirring often, 12 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, and cook until beans are tender, 3 to 5 minutes more. Stir in tarragon, and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with tarragon sprigs.

STEAM/SAUTEED GREEN BEANS WITH BUTTER AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Bring the water, butter, salt and green beans to a boil in a Dutch oven or large deep skillet. Cover and steam over medium-high heat until the vegetable is brightly colored and just tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the lid and continue to cook until the liquid evaporates, 1 to 2 minutes longer, adding the tarragon at this point. Saute to intensify flavors, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Adjust seasonings, including pepper to taste, and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOTS, HAZELNUTS, AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven, tossing halfway through, until skins are splitting and nuts are fragrant, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to steam and cool, then rub the nuts with a kitchen towel to remove their skins. Roughly chop the hazelnuts and set aside.
• In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add shallots and cook, tossing, until lightly golden and softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium, and add 1/2 cup water, remaining 2 tablespoons butter, salt, and pepper to the same pan. Add the haricots verts and toss to coat. Cover pan and cook, tossing occasionally, until bright green and crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove cover, raise heat to high and cook until the water evaporates and the beans are glazed, about 3 minutes more. Toss green beans with tarragon, lemon zest, hazelnuts, and sautéed shallots. Serve immediately.

LEMON TARRAGON GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large kettle of boiling salted water blanch beans in 2 batches 2 to 3 minutes, or until just tender. With a slotted spoon transfer beans as blanched to a large bowl filled with ice and cold water. Drain beans well and pat dry, Beans may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled covered.
• Just before serving, in a large bowl toss together beans, oil, lemon juice, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve beans garnished with tarragon sprigs.

FRESH GREEN BEAN TOMATO SALAD WITH TARRAGON DRESSING

Steps:

• Snap off ends of beans.
• In a large pot of boiling water, cook beans until just tender, about 4 minutes. Run under cold water and lay beans on a baking sheet to cool. Pat dry.
• In a small bowl, mix oil with the shallots and tarragon and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the beans and tomatoes in a large bowl, add the dressing and toss well.
• Transfer to a large platter and serve, garnished with sprigs of tarragon.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOTS & TARRAGON

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
• Add salt and beans.
• Bring to boil and simmer 8 to 10 minutes.
• Beans should be tender but crisp, drain.
• Return beans to saucepan and add butter and shallots.
• Cook briefly but do not brown.
• Add tarragon, salt and pepper.
• Saute briefly and serve.