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Navy Beans

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:06:57 +0000

This is a good hot or cold accompaniment to egg dishes, flans and gratins, and fish. The vegetables and herbs when delicious flavors.

ingredients
2 1/4 cups small navy beans, soaked in water for 2 hours
1 medium carrot cut into 4 pieces
one medium onion, quartered
a few celery leaves
2 cloves garlic, peeled
to medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 sprigs rosemary
one Bay leaf
freshly ground white pepper
salt
extra-virgin olive oil

Yield: Serves 6

How to Make
drain the beans and put them in a pot with the rest of the ingredients except the salt and oil cover with water and simmer for 1 hour or until the beans and vegetables are tender, adding salt to taste toward the end.
Drain and serve hot or cold with a drizzle of olive oil.

Roasted Green Beans

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:23:00 +0000

Photo by laurelfan

Ingredients
2 lbs green beans
1-2 tablespoon olive oil (or just enough to lightly coat beans)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Wash, dry well, and trim green beans. Put green beans on a jelly roll pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Use your hands to be sure all the beans are evenly coated and spread them out into 1 layer. Roast for 20-25 minutes, turning after 15 minutes, until beans are fairly brown in spots and somewhat shriveled. Serve hot or at room temperature.