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Mediterranean Green Beans

Mediterranean Green Beans

by Pam on August 12, 2014

I made a Greek flavored chicken dish last night so I went in search of a recipe to pair with it. I had some freshly picked green beans, shallot, and garlic grown by my friend Currié so I was very excited when I found this recipe on MyRecipe[1]. The crisp-tender green beans tasted wonderful with the kalamata olive and Dijon vinaigrette. It was a tangy and delicious side dish that paired perfectly with the chicken! We all loved these green beans, especially my son who ate every last bean on his plate. I love that!

Combine the kalamata olives, shallot, minced garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and sugar together in a large bowl; whisk until well combined. Let stand 10 minutes.

Cook green beans in boiling salted water for 3 to 4 minutes or until bright and crisp-tender; drain. Plunge beans into a bowl of  ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and pat dry. Toss together beans and olive mixture then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Serve at room temperature, or cover and chill up to 2 hours.



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Mediterranean Green Beans




Yield: 4

Cook Time: 5 min.



Ingredients:

3 tbsp pitted kalamata olives, chopped
1/2 shallot, sliced
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp whole grain Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 lb green beans, ends trimmed

Directions:




Adapted recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe by MyRecipes

References

  1. ^ MyRecipe (www.myrecipes.com)
  2. ^ Print Recipe (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
  3. ^ Save to ZipList Recipe Box (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)

Buttercrust Pastry Dough – Good Friday or Anytime

I knew better than to expect you guys to wait until next
week for this buttercrust pastry dough, after teasing you with its flaky
seductiveness during the apple hand pies video. Yes, the audience has spoken,
and basically said, “post this before Easter or else.”


As I mention in the clip, you really want to use a food
processor for this. You can certainly use a wire pastry blender and do it by
hand, but it’ll take a while, and mixing in the ice water is so much easier
with whirling blades. I’m not sure I’ve ever achieved that same gorgeous
“breadcrumb” texture blending by hand.

If you decide to use this pastry for a savory recipe, I’d
suggest cutting the sugar down a bit, but don’t be tempted to leave it out. I
used the leftover dough from the apple turnovers video, which had all the
sugar, for some duck pot pies, and it was really good, but maybe just a tiny
bit sweet.


If you’re going to use this recipe for some Easter pies or
brunch desserts, I hope you like the dough as much as I did. Just make sure
your butter cubes are frozen, and your ice water is, well, ice-cold water.
These are the keys. Do that, and you’ll have a pastry dough that tastes, feels,
and sounds fantastic. I hope you give it a try soon. Enjoy!


Ingredients for about 1 pound pie dough (enough for 1 large pie or 4 turnovers):
2 cups flour (measure carefully, do not pack!)
1/2 cup unsalted butter (4 oz)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
6 tbsp ice water

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