French Green Beans with Butter and Herbs Recipe

Ever see those skinny little green beans in the market? They’re a French variety of green bean, also known as haricot vert, or filet beans. Haricot verts are more delicate than regular green beans and cook up more quickly. This is a simple recipe in which you blanch the beans first, and then sauté them quickly in a little butter with onions and fresh garden herbs. If you can't find haricot verts, you can use regular fresh green beans, just boil them a little longer.

Do you have a method of preparing haricot verts? Please let us know about it in the comments.

Use fresh herbs if available. If not, you can used dried, but use a quarter as much.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound thin green beans (haricot vert), trimmed
• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped fine
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp parsley, chopped fine
• 2 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 2 Tbsp tarragon or basil, chopped fine
• 2 Tbsp chives, chopped fine
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Lemon wedges

METHOD

1 Bring a large pot of salty water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water. Boil the beans for 2 minutes. Plunge them into the ice water to stop the cooking and set the color. Drain the beans and pat dry on a cloth or paper towel.

2 Heat the butter over medium-high heat in a large sauté pan. Cook the onions until translucent, about 2-3 minutes.

3 Add the green beans and sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring often.

4 Add all the herbs and some salt and pepper and toss to combine. Cook for 1 minute more.

Serve hot or at room temperature, with lemon wedges.

Serves 4.

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