Green beans with walnuts and tarragon

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Beans (blue lakes, yellows, haricot verts)
1 tablespoon Walnut oil
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Shallot; finely diced
1 teaspoon Fresh tarragon, minced
4 New-crop walnuts; cracked and broken into quarters
Salt and pepper
Tarragon vinegar =OR=- Champagne vinegar (to taste)

Directions

TIP STEM ENDS OF BEANS. Bring 4 quarts water to boil and add 1½ tablespoons salt. Cook beans in 2 batches until tender but still a little firm, then lift out. Lay them on a kitchen towel to dry for a minute or so.

Transfer to a bowl. Add oils, shallot, tarragon and walnut pieces. Toss and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a little vinegar just before serving. Serve warm.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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