Green Beans with Lemon

Ingredients:

1  lbs	haricots verts (thin French green beans) or regular green beans
2  tsp	fresh lemon juice
2  tsp	finely chopped fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves (wash and dry before chopping)
1  tsp	freshly grated lemon zest
to taste	Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

Trim regular green beans if using and in a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook beans until crisp-tender (2 minutes for haricots verts or 3 to 4 minutes for regular green beans) and drain in a colander.

In a bowl toss beans with lemon juice, parsley, lemon zest, and season with salt and pepper

Course: Side Dish   |    Number of Servings: 8   |    Author: Gourmet Magazine