Vibrant Tasty Green Beans
Simple, five ingredient green beans. Dill, green beans, leeks, salt and olive oil, that's it. Five ingredients, one skillet, so good.
Ingredients
- 4 leeks , well washed, root end and tops trimmed, sliced lengthwise into quarters and then chopped into 1-inch segments
- 1/3 cup fresh dill, well chopped
- 3/4 pound green beans, tops and tails trimmed
- extra-virgin olive oil
- fine-grain sea salt
Directions
- In a large thick-bottomed skillet of medium-high heat add a generous splash of olive oil, a generous pinch of salt and the leeks. Stir until the leeks are coated and glossy. Cook, stirring regularly until a lot of the leeks are golden and crispy. I stir every minute or two in the beginning, and more often as they brown using a metal spatula. All in all it takes me roughly 7 – 10 minutes to brown the leeks.
- At this point stir in the dill, and then stir in the green beans. Cook for a couple more minutes – just until the the beans brighten up and lose that raw bite. Turn out into a bowl or onto a platter and serve immediately. If you want to prepare these green beans ahead of time – read the head notes.