Description
There are two ways you can do this recipe. You can boil your beans, dress them and serve immediately. I prefer it dressed and left to marinate in the fridge overnight, which gives you something closer to a pickled bean.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh romano or green beans, trimmed
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 fresh mint leaves, torn
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add beans and cook uncovered until nearly tender
- about 5 minutes. Drain well
- and set aside in a large bowl.
- Smash garlic
- olive oil
- mint
- and salt using mortar and pestle.
- Pour vinegar and half of olive oil mixture over beans and toss well.
- Transfer beans to a resealable freezer bag. Pour remaining olive oil mixture into bag
- squeeze out all air
- seal and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.
- Remove beans from refrigerator
- top with fresh mint and serve.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 2