Nutty Greens with Bacon and Blue Cheese

Name: Nutty Greens with Bacon and Blue Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 113 grams blue cheese, cut into small chunks (recommended: Shropshire); 454 grams haricots verts, trimmed; 6 servings Kosher salt; 355 milliliters toasted whole pecans, coarsely chopped

Need a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly side dish? Nutty Greens with Bacon and Blue Cheese could be an outstanding recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 9g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 307 calories. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up bacon, kosher salt, cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes.

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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

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Add the haricots verts and cook for about 2 minutes.

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Haricots Verts

Remove the beans from the water and immediately place in a bowl of ice water.

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Remove the haricots verts from the ice water and set aside in a medium bowl.

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Haricots Verts

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In a large saute pan, over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp.

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Bacon

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Remove the bacon and place on paper towels.

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Bacon

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Add the beans to the bacon drippings and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes.

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Add the blue cheese and toss just until it starts to melt. Break the cooked bacon into bite-size pieces and add to pan. Finish by stirring in the toasted chopped pecans. Season with the freshly ground black pepper and just a tiny pinch of kosher salt.

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