Name: Green beans & spring onions with tarragon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 400g fine green bean trimmed; 12 spring onions trimmed; 1 tbsp olive oil; handful small black olive; squeeze of lemon juice; handful tarragon roughly chopped

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Green beans & spring onions with tarragon

Green beans & spring onions with tarragon

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 8 mins

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A simple green side of trimmed beans, black olives and herbs to go with meat, fish and vegetarian mains alike

Gluten-free

Healthy

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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400g fine green bean

trimmed
12 spring onions

trimmed
1 tbsp olive oil
handful small black olive
squeeze of lemon juice
handful tarragon

roughly chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal51
fat4g

low
saturates1g
carbs3g
sugars2g
fibre3g
protein2g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

Blanch the beans in boiling water for 3-4 mins until al dente, adding the spring onions for the final 2 mins. Plunge the vegetables into ice-cold water, then drain and set aside.
step 2

When ready to serve, heat the oil in a frying pan, tip in the veg and warm through. Add the olives, heat a little longer, then remove from the heat and stir through the lemon juice, tarragon and some seasoning.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2013

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