Bean and snow pea warm salad

Bean and snow pea warm salad

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks celery, cut into 5cm lengths
  • 250 g young green beans
  • 125 g snow peas
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 red capsicum sliced, thinly.

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp grated orange rind
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

Instructions
 

  • Mix dressing.
  • Top and tail snow peas.
  • Heat oil in pan, add celery, beans and onion, cook stirring, until tender.
  • Add capsicum, snow peas and dressing.
  • Serve immediately.

Oriental style green bean salad

Oriental style green bean salad

Course Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbs sesame seed toasted in hot pan
  • 1 kg fresh beans
  • 1 red onion, sliced thinly

Dressing

  • cup oil
  • ¼ tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbs rice vinegar
  • 2 tbs grated ginger

Instructions
 

  • Boil or steam beans until bright green and just tender.  Drain. Plunge into ice water, until cold
  • Combine beans with dressing mix, onions and sesame seeds.  Chill one hour or overnight

Beans with lemon butter

Beans with lemon butter

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 60 g butter
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cook beans in saucepan of boiling water for 5 mins.
  • Drain.
  • Plunge beans into cold water and leave until cold.
  • Heat butter in pan and add beans.
  • Add lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  • Toss beans over high heat until all the lemon juice has been evaporated.