Green Beans with Garlic, Red Onion, and Mint

The plan was to make these beans with tomato and fresh mint. Then when my guests arrived I found out one of them couldn't have tomatoes. Faced with either telling the guest to please go home or improvising, I chose to be the gracious host.

I was quite happy with the resulting dish AND nobody got angry with me. It was a good day.

Ingredients:

• 1 Lb of Green Beans, ends trimmed off
• 3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 4-5 Cloves of Garlic, cut into rough chop
• 1/2 of a Red Onion, cut into long slivers
• 1/2 Cup Orange Juice
• 1 Tsp Kosher Salt
• 1/2 Tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
• 12-15 Fresh Mint Leaves, chopped

Put the olive oil, salt, and garlic in a large, cold saute pan and place over high heat. Just as the garlic begins to sizzle, add the onions and cook for 1 minute more. Then add the green beans and orange juice, reduce heat to medium, and cover the pan. Cook for about 5-6 minutes more (covered), then remove the cover and cook for another minute.

Mix in the fresh mint and black pepper and serve.

Comments

My grandma, born in Italy-raised in the USA, used to make this with the tomatoes. I serve it as well. My southern husband never knew how good fresh green beans could be! Great post.