Best Green Beans With Lime And Mint Recipes

Roasted Green Beans With Lime Juice image

Provided by joshuainboden

Categories Vegetable

Time 45m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb green beans (Fresh or Frozen any style)
3 tablespoons butter (Reduce or substitute if you like)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 -2 tablespoon lime juice (Minimum 1tbsp, this is a key ingredient)

Steps:

Heat oven to 380°F.
Prepare and grease a baking pan.
Melt Butter and combine butter with olive oil and dry ingredients. Toss the green beans in this mixture until evenly coated.
Pour coated green beans into greased pan and spread out evenly. A glass baking dish works well here.
Cook this for approximately 35 minutes or until the green beans on the top begin to lightly brown on the tips.
You may also broil these at the end to help brown and crisp your beans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 144.3, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 22.9, Sodium 649.9, Carbohydrate 8.9, Fiber 4, Sugar 1.8, Protein 2.3

Pan Roasted Green Beans Tossed With Garlic, Lemon and Mint image

Provided by Karens Krazy Kitchen

Categories Vegetable

Time 30m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb green beans, trimmed, cut in half and steamed for 5 minutes
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons of fresh mint, chopped
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zested

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
Add the steamed green beans and red pepper flakes and cook until just starting to turn brown, about 7 minutes, stirring or tossing often.
Reduce the heat to medium low and stir in the garlic, salt and pepper.
Cook for two minutes and stir in the mint, lemon juice and zest.
Cook for one minute, stirring to combine all the ingredients and remove from the heat.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.7, Fat 10.4, SaturatedFat 1.4, Sodium 118.5, Carbohydrate 13.7, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 1.9, Protein 2.8

Green Bean and Mint Salad image

Provided by Food Network

Categories side-dish

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 pounds fresh green beans, blanched and shocked
1 red onion, julienned
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup sour cream
6 dashes Tabasco sauce
Salt
freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Place the green beans and red onion in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, mint, lemon zest and juice, and mustard. While whisking, slowly add the olive oil and whisk until thick and emulsified. Whisk in the sour cream and Tabasco. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the beans and toss well. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours before serving.