Green Beans with Pine Nuts

A delicious side dish fit for Thanksgiving dinner, this easy salad is prepared with green beans, pine nuts, garlic, onion, paprika, and a touch of lime juice. These green beans with pine nuts will be ready in no time and will be the standout on any plate.
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Ingredients
8
Portions
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 50 grams pine nuts
  • 1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 450 grams green beans
  • 1 onion, small, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 limes, juice
  • pepper
Preparation
20 mins
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Easy
  • Heat oil in a large skillet. Fry pine nuts for 1 minute or until slightly brown.
  • Move skillet constantly to keep pine nuts from burning.
  • Remove pine nuts. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Add paprika until pine nuts turn red. Set pine nuts and a bit of oil from the skillet aside.
  • Remove stem from green beans. Remove strings if needed.
  • Place green beans in a pot with boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender but firm. Drain.
  • Use reserved oil to fry onion for 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic. Fry for 30 more seconds.
  • Place green beans in the skillet. Mix with onion and garlic until warm.
  • Add lime juice. Stir and spread pine nuts on top. Serve immediately.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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