Green Beans With Caramelized Shallots & Pine Nuts
Recipe: #11144
November 14, 2013
Categories: Side Dishes, Beans, Beans (String), Brunch, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Gluten-Free, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Wine, Kosher Dairy, Vegetarian Dinner, more
"This makes a great alternative to serving green bean casserole if you are looking for something a little more upscale. but still quick and simple! You can cook the beans ahead of time and just reheat them with the sauce cooked at the end."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (235.6 g)
- Calories 307.2
- Total Fat - 23.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.2 g
- Cholesterol - 30.5 mg
- Sodium - 114.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.9 g
- Sugars - 7.5 g
- Protein - 6.1 g
- Calcium - 79.8 mg
- Iron - 3 mg
- Vitamin C - 23.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook green beans in boiling salted water for 8 minutes, then drain and plunge into ice water to stop cooking; drain when cool.
Step 2
Heat butter in a nonstick skillet and saute shallots until they begin to caramelize.
Step 3
Stir in the wine and garlic and cook until wine dissipates.
Step 4
Toss shallots with green beans and pine nuts; season to taste with salt and pepper.
Tips
No special items needed.