VOTW - Green Beans !

[JEC48]

I have always previously always boiled my greenbeans with bacon and spices. I have recently been putting on a cookie sheet and roasting them like I do asparagus. I LOVE THEM!!!!! I just sprinkle a little olive oil or butter on them and spices and they are sooooooooooooo!!!! good. Try it, you'll like it.

[not2late]

Mock split pea soup

1 bag frozen green beans
1/2 cup onion (green or yellow) chopped
1/2 cup celery chopped
1 bay leaf
3-4 cups ham stock
1-4 cups of water.
1/2 cup ham pieces, cooked

Using either bacon fat or olive oil, sautee the onions and celery until soft. Add the green beans. Cook. Add 2-3 cups of the ham stock and the bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Then simmer until the green beans are soft.

Remove the bay leaf, and remove the mixture from the heat. In batches add the solids and some of the liquid to a blender and pulse until the mix is in small chunks. Reserve one cup and blend the rest until smooth. I like some texture in my soup so the reserved one cup of pulsed mixture is good enough for me. Anyhow, return the pureed soup to the cooking pot.

Add enough water or stock to achieve the thickness you want in your soup. Bring to a boil. Add the ham pieces and simmer for about 15 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

This tastes better the next day and it freezes well.

[Isabeau]

I like these sorts of beans prepared very simply. Steamed with a little butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Probably my favourite is in a salad. Just steamed green beans with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and fresh garlic. It's even better the next day after marinating a bit.