Are you scared by the over cooked green beans of your childhood?

Lemon-Dill Green Beans

In presenting this dish in a cooking class I've gotten comments like. "I don’t like green beans but, I love this recipe".  So remember, if you kick it up on taste, your family will make food changes so much easier. You’ll be surprised when they ask for this dish again!

Ingredients        Serves 6 sides

1 pound organic green beans, trimmed
4 teaspoons finely chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon minced shallot or sweet onion
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon whole-grain mustard
1/4 teaspoon high quality sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Direction

1. Bring an inch of water to a boil in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Add green beans, cover and cook until tender-crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
   
   
2. Meanwhile, whisk dill, shallot, oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the green beans and toss to coat. Let stand about 10 minutes before serving to blend flavors.

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