Best Haricots Verts Thin French Green Beans With Herb Butter Recipes

Haricots Verts with Herb Butter image

Provided by Ina Garten

Time 20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

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.

Buttered Haricots Verts image

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 pound haricots verts (thin French green beans, available at specialty produce markets and some supermarkets)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

In a kettle of boiling salted water boil the haricots verts for 4 to 6 minutes, or until they are crisp-tender, drain them, and plunge them into a bowl of ice and cold water to stop the cooking. Drain the beans again and pat them dry. The beans may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept wrapped in dampened paper towels in a plastic bag and chilled. Just before serving, in a large skillet melt the butter over moderately high heat and in it toss the haricots verts until they are heated through. Season the haricots verts with salt and pepper.