Green Beans With Raisins And Lime Recipes

GREEN BEANS AND LIME

Steps:

• Bring large saucepan of water to boiling. Add 1 tablespoon salt and green beans. Cook beans until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge in ice water. Let sit in ice water 3 minutes or until cool. Drain well and set aside.
• In small bowl combine parsley, rosemary, lime peel and juice, and garlic. Set aside.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add beans. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes or until heated through. Season with 1/2 tsp. each salt and black pepper. Remove from heat. Stir in lime mixture and hazelnuts. Serve with lime wedges. Serves 8.

GREEN BEANS WITH RAISINS AND LIME

Steps:

• Set a steamer basket in a large saucepan. Fill with enough water to come just below basket. Bring to a boil; place green beans in basket, and reduce to a simmer. Cover, and steam until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add raisins, and cover; steam until raisins have plumped, 1 minute more.
• Transfer green beans and raisins to a medium bowl; add oil and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine.

MIXED BEANS WITH PEANUTS, GINGER, AND LIME

Steps:

• Working in batches by type, cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 1-4 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl of ice water; let cool. Drain and pat dry.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium and cook shallot, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3 minutes. Add ginger, lemongrass, garlic, and coriander and cook, stirring, until very fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl; season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over medium-high. Cook peanuts, tossing often, until golden brown and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer to paper towels; let cool, then coarsely chop. Set aside 1 tablespoon peanuts for serving.
• Whisk makrut lime leaves, lime zest, lime juice, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 3 tablespoons oil into shallot mixture. Add beans, remaining peanuts, and 1/3 cup cilantro and toss to coat; season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with more cilantro and reserved peanuts.

GREEN BEANS WITH GOLDEN RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread the sesame seeds on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the sesame seeds are crisp and fragrant.
• In a large steamer pot, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add tea bags. Place green beans in the steam rack. Be sure the water doesn't rise onto the rack. Steam at medium-high heat, covered, until beans are bright green, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle raisins into the steam basket and steam for one more minute.
• In a large salad bowl, toss green beans and raisins with vinegar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Garnish with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

GARLIC GREEN BEANS WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F). Lightly spray a baking sheet or tray with cooking oil spray.
• Arrange the green beans in one layer on baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and season with salt, pepper, garlic and parmesan. Toss beans to evenly coat.
• Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes, tossing halfway through cooking time, until fork tender.
• Remove from oven, season with extra salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle over with parsley and serve.

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH LIME JUICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 380°F.
• Prepare and grease a baking pan.
• Melt Butter and combine butter with olive oil and dry ingredients. Toss the green beans in this mixture until evenly coated.
• Pour coated green beans into greased pan and spread out evenly. A glass baking dish works well here.
• Cook this for approximately 35 minutes or until the green beans on the top begin to lightly brown on the tips.
• You may also broil these at the end to help brown and crisp your beans.

GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES, RAISINS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Chop beans into 2-inch pieces. Place beans in a skillet and add boiling water to cover. Cook beans in boiling water 3 to 4 minutes, add raisins to pan and cook 2 minutes more to plump up the raisins. Drain beans and raisins. Place skillet back on the stove over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil to skillet then drained beans and raisins. Add olives to the pan and warm them through. Toss beans, raisins and olives with almonds and turn off heat. Season the beans with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer beans to a serving dish.

LEMON SALMON WITH LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Slice 1 lemon half into 4 thin rounds and set aside. Grate the zest of the other lemon half and set aside; squeeze some of the juice into a bowl and mix in the yogurt and 1/4 teaspoon paprika. Preheat the broiler. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is golden, about 2 minutes. Add the lima beans, 1 1/2 cups water and the lemon zest; partially cover the pan, bring to a simmer and cook until the beans are tender, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley, 1 tablespoon of the yogurt mixture and the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil. Meanwhile, mix the remaining 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Sprinkle all over the salmon; arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet and top each fillet with a lemon slice. Broil until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Serve with the lima beans and top with the yogurt mixture.
• Photograph by Antonis Achilleos