Haricots Verts with Herb Butter

By karen1

2011, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• 1 pound French string beans, stem end removed
• 1 tablespoon minced scallion, white and green parts
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Sea salt or fleur de sel, for serving

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 1 tablespoon salt. Add the string beans and cook for 2 minutes. Drain and then place the string beans in a serving dish.

For the herb butter, placed the scallion, dill, parsley, butter, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper in a small bowl and combine.

Scoop a generous tablespoon of the herb butter and place it on top of the string beans. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve.

Use any extra herb butter for serving on a steak or in a sandwich.