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Yellow Wax Beans with Lemon, Garlic and Herbs
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Yellow Wax Beans with Lemon, Garlic and Herbs

Fresh yellow wax beans with garlic, lemon and herbs – a light, colorful Mediterranean side ready in minutes. Tasty hot and even tastier cold as a salad.

⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Blanch the beans in boiling water 6–8 minutes, until it is tender but still crisp.
    StovePot
  2. 2
    Drain and immediately transfer to ice water to stop the cooking. Drain again.
    ColanderBowl
  3. 3
    Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
  4. 4
    Add the garlic and fry 1–2 minutes, until fragrant.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
    💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
  5. 5
    Add the cumin and stir.
    Stove
  6. 6
    Add the beans blanched and fry 2 minutes, stirring.
    Stove
  7. 7
    Season the beans with salt and black pepper and the lemon juice.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle the parsley and mint on top and serve hot.
140calories
3 gprotein
11 gcarbs
10 gfat
● protein 8%● carbs 29%● fat 63%

Per serving (154 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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🧩 Built from…

Pan-Cooked Vegetables

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