Green Beans with Lemon Oil

Name: Green Beans with Lemon Oil
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 larges garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 454 grams fresh, skinny green beans; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 lemon; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 2 tablets (500 mg each) vitamin C

Green Beans with Lemon Oil might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 274 calories, 10g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, kosher salt, lemon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Using a vegetable peeler remove wide strips of yellow zest from the lemon.

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Vegetable

Lemon

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Peeler

Put them in a small saucepan with the oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Cook over low heat until the oil simmers.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Let simmer for about 2 minutes, and then remove the saucepan from the heat.

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Sauce Pan

Let the oil cool and steep for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

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Cooking Oil

Remove and discard the stem ends from the green beans. Pile the beans into a large bowl.

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Green Beans

Beans

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Bowl

Remove and discard the lemon zest and garlic from the oil. Using the sharp blade and the side of a knife, chop and crush the vitamin C tablets into a powder.

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Lemon Zest

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Knife

Add the powder and teaspoon salt to the oil.

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Salt

Cooking Oil

Mix well.

Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium heat. Preheat the grill pan over direct medium heat for about 10 minutes.

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Grill

Pour the oil mixture over the green beans. Toss the green beans over and over again to make sure they are well coated.

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Green Beans

Cooking Oil

Using tongs lift the green beans from the bowl and shake off any excess oil, letting it fall back into the bowl.

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Green Beans

Shake

Cooking Oil

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Tongs

Bowl

Spread the green beans on the grill pan in a single layer. Grill over direct medium heat, with the lid closed as much as possible, until browned in spots and crisp-tender, 5 to 7 minutes, turning occasionally.

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Green Beans

Spread

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Grill Pan

Grill

Remove the green beans from the pan. Season to taste with salt and freshly squeezed lemon juice.

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Green Beans

Lemon Juice