Beans with herb and bread crumb pistou

  • Green beans, blanched for 1 minute (Whole Foods frozen French green beans work well)
  • 4 tablespoons of grapeseed or olive oil or a mix of the two
  • finely minced flat leaf parsley
  • finely minced fresh herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme) or a pinch of dried
  • fresh bread crumbs (pulverize a slice of Scali in a food processor or blender)
  • minced garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste
  1. Heat oil in a saute pan. Add all ingredients and saute until the bean are heated through.
  2. Alternatively: mix the pistou (everything except the green beans and 2 tablespoons of the oil); store in fridge up to a week; add to pan when green beans are almost tender; saute a minute or two to heat through.

Servings: 4

Source: variation of a recipe by Pierre Gignac of 98 Provence in Ogunquit, ME, in the magazine Taste of the seacoast, "Fields of Gold: From Farm to Table", by Paula Sullivan