Toasted-Pecan Green Beans

Name: Toasted-Pecan Green Beans
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds haricots verts or other thin green beans, trimmed; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1 clove garlic, very finely chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

December 9, 2011

The aroma of the basil when combined with the green beans is vibrant and intoxicating. This dish is almost like a deconstructed pesto without the cheese, or a Southern version of green beans amandine, a once-elegant side dish, that in the 1970s became a sad image of itself, banished to cafeterias and dining halls.

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