Yellow Beans with Garlic and Chives

A delicious addition to any meal, yellow beans in profusion are a gift of summer gardening. This dish blends the flavours of a fruity olive oil, fresh chives and garlic with tender-crisp yellow beans in this quick and easy-to-prepare recipe. 

Serve these tasty 'haricot jaune' with crusty bread for soaking up any extra garlicky-chive olive oil.

 You'll Need: 2 cups yellow beans; 1 large clove of garlic; 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives; 2 teaspoons fruity olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar.

Method: Slice garlic clove into thin pieces. Chop chives into small bits. Holding yellow beans in small bunches, slice across tops to remove stem. Leave the pointy tail end intact. They soften when cooked, and add visual interest to dish. Lightly steam the beans until tender-crisp.

  

Gently heat olive oil until just warm.

Add the thinly sliced garlic, and stir gently over low temperature for 20 - 30 seconds.

Remove pot from heat, and add finely chopped chives. Drizzle rice vinegar into mixture and stir.

Add steamed yellow beans to olive oil dressing and toss to coat with garlic and herbs.

Arrange yellow beans on a serving dish. enjoy these flavourful yellow beans warm as a side dish, or chill for  interesting picnic fare. 
Yellow beans, also called wax beans, French beans, or haricot jaune. are a good source of fiber, complex carbohydrates, Vitamin A and C, and protein.

Click to visit for zen-cuisine: a mindfulness in the kitchen blog