Sauteed Baby Beets With Haricots Verts And Lemon Recipes

LEMONY HARICOTS VERTS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Place in microwave and cook on high for 4 minutes. Stir ingredients and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

SAUTEED HARICOTS VERTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Set up a bowl of well-salted ice water for shocking.
• Add the beans to the boiling water and cook until tender but still have some bite, 5 to 7 minutes. Strain and immediately transfer the beans to the salted ice water. Once cool, strain and set aside until ready to use.
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper, and set over medium-high heat. When the garlic becomes golden and very aromatic, remove it and discard. It has fulfilled its garlic destiny. Add the beans to the pan and saute until hot and coated with oil. Transfer the beans to a serving bowl, season with salt and serve right away.

SAUTEED BABY BEETS WITH HARICOTS VERTS AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss beets with oil in roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt. Cover pan with foil. Bake until beets are tender, about 30 minutes. Uncover and let beets stand at room temperature 20 minutes. Peel beets. Cut beets into quarters (or halves if very small).
• Cook haricots verts in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain and pat dry. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add lemon juice and peel, then beets. Toss well. Stir in haricots verts and parsley; sauté until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot or at room temperature.

HARICOTS VERTS WITH SHALLOTS AND LEMON

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and sautee the shallots and green beans.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Shake the pan occasionally so the beans do not burn.
• When done to your taste, about 10 minutes for us, squeeze a couple TBS of lemon juice over the beans and toss with the zest.
• Serve!

SAUTéED BEETS WITH BUTTER

Steps:

• Peel and grate beets.
• Put butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the beets, and stir occasionally until tender and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Garnish with parsley.