Haricots Verts With Shallot Dressing Recipes

HARICOTS VERTS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND WARM DRESSING

Steps:

• cook beans in a pot of boiling water until crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
• drain, rinse with cold water, pat dry.
• cook bacon in a skillet until crispy, transfer to paper towels to drain.
• add shallots and garlic to drippings in skillet, saute until softened, 3-5 minutes.
• add vinegar, mustard and dry mustard.
• whisk in oil, season with salt& pepper.
• toss beans with dressing, sprinkle with cheese, bacon, dried cranberries.

HARICOTS VERTS (THIN FRENCH GREEN BEANS) WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients except haricots verts with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until combined well.
• Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 6 quarts water), uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 6 minutes, then drain. Toss with herb butter.
• Do Ahead
• Herb butter can be made ahead and chilled, covered, 3 days or frozen, rolled into a cylinder in plastic wrap and kept in a sealed bag, 1 week. Haricots verts can be trimmed 1 day ahead and chilled in a sealed bag lined with paper towels.

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!

HARICOTS VERTS WITH WARM SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan of boiling water, place haricots verts and cook 3 minutes or until tender crisp. Drain and plunge beans into ice water, drain and set aside.
• In a large non stick skillet over medium high heat add oil and shallots, saute 4 minutes or until golden brown. Add vinegar and stir, cook approximately 5 minutes or until mixture thickens. Place haricots verts to mixture, add salt and pepper and saute 2 minutes or until beans are heated through. Serve warm or at room temperature.

HARICOTS VERTS WITH SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Put the butter in a small saute pan set over low heat.
• Add the garlic and shallots.
• Saute for 2-3 min, until just softened.
• Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Fill a medium pot with water and bring it to a boil.
• Add a Tbs of kosher salt.
• Drop in the beans.
• Cook until they are tender but not mushy, from 60 seconds for the tiniest green beans to as long as 5 min for the larger ones.
• Taste frequently during cooking so that they are not overcooked.
• Drain and transfer to a serving dish.
• Add the shallot butter and sliced basil.
• Toss gently.
• Taste, season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve.

HARICOTS VERTS WITH CARMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• Cook the green beans in boiling salted water to cover 3 to 4 minutes, or until crisp tender. Drain. Plunge the beans into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain.
• Melt the butter and brown sugar with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add shallots, and saute 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add vinegar, and saute 10 minutes or until the shallots are golden brown and tender.
• Increase the heat to medium-high; add the green beans. Saute 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.