Green Beans with Fig Sauce

By LisaMK

This recipe is from the Parade Magazine in 2013. I served it for Thanksgiving and decided to drizzle the sauce over the green beans and made some slight modifications. Very good!This is keeper.

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed and ends cut
• 1 tbs unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 c shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
• 1 tbs evoo
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 c fig preserves or apricot marmalade

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat broiler.
Cook green beans in butter, salt and pepper in medium-sized pan over medium heat, about 5 mins.
Place seeds on lined baking sheet. Drizzle with evoo and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Place in broiler for 2 mins, or until toasted. Combine seeds with preserves.
Serve green beans and drizzle with sauce. Keep sauce in small serving dish for more coating.