Week 7 Recipes - Simply Delicious Green and Yellow Beans

What beautiful green and yellow beans we received this week from Clarion River Organics! They are so pretty all on their own and incredibly fresh so they are best enjoyed without much fuss.  

Here is a recipe for a very simple side dish with only four ingredients - very easy and quick to prepare and delicious.  In this preparation, broiling keeps the beans crispy and juicy and the lemon juice enhances the beans' mild flavor. 


Simply Delicious Green and Yellow Beans

1 bag Clarion River Organics Green and Yellow Beans (about 1 lb)
Juice of a lemon
1 Tbs olive oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

The beans are ready for the broiler.

First, place oven rack on the second highest level (near the broiler, but not too near).  Turn oven on to broil setting.

Rinse the beans in a colander and let dry or dry them with paper towels.  To trim the beans you could simply snap off the ends, but I like to slice them off with a knife.  That way you lose the least amount of bean and it just looks nicer.  I also like to leave the beans whole rather than cutting them up, again, for aesthetics only. 

Line a cookie sheet or baking pan with parchment paper.  Place the beans on the parchment and toss them with the lemon juice and olive oil.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.   Broil 9 mins stirring with a fork twice during cooking.  They are done when they just begin to blister and are crisp tender.  Top with a little snipped basil or parsley, if desired.  Serves 4 as a side, but these beans are so replete with the fresh taste of summer that you just may eat them all before they make it to the table!