Green Beans With Olives, Raisins And Almonds
3/4 pound green beans, trimmed
salt to taste
1/4 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 jumbo pimento stuffed olives, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup chopped smoked almonds
freshly ground black pepper to taste
Chop beans into 2-inch pieces. Place beans in a
skillet and add boiling water to cover. Cook beans in
boiling water 3 to 4 minutes, add raisins to pan and
cook 2 minutes more to plump up the raisins. Drain
beans and raisins.
Place skillet back on the stove over medium high heat.
Add extra-virgin olive oil to skillet then drained
beans and raisins. Add olives to the pan and warm them
through. Toss beans, raisins and olives with almonds
and turn off heat. Season the beans with salt and
pepper, to taste. Transfer beans to a serving dish.
Serves 4.
Recipe source: The-Apple-Dumpling-Gang yahoo group, submitted by Mari
3/4 pound green beans, trimmed
salt to taste
1/4 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 jumbo pimento stuffed olives, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup chopped smoked almonds
freshly ground black pepper to taste
Chop beans into 2-inch pieces. Place beans in a
skillet and add boiling water to cover. Cook beans in
boiling water 3 to 4 minutes, add raisins to pan and
cook 2 minutes more to plump up the raisins. Drain
beans and raisins.
Place skillet back on the stove over medium high heat.
Add extra-virgin olive oil to skillet then drained
beans and raisins. Add olives to the pan and warm them
through. Toss beans, raisins and olives with almonds
and turn off heat. Season the beans with salt and
pepper, to taste. Transfer beans to a serving dish.
Serves 4.
Recipe source: The-Apple-Dumpling-Gang yahoo group, submitted by Mari