Green Beans

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2-2 lbs green beans, ends trimmed
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 -4 whole garlic cloves
• 3 -4 anchovy fillets, chopped
• 1/2 cup green olives, pitted and halved
• 1/3-1/2 cup pimientos or 1/3-1/2 cup roasted red pepper, strips
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt

Recipe

• 1 blanch green beans in very salty water until crisp-tender.
• 2 drain and transfer to an ice bath to cool briefly.
• 3 in a large skillet heat olive oil until hot.
• 4 add the garlic cloves and the anchovy fillets and saute briefly.
• 5 add green olives and pimientos and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 6 add the green beans, crushed red pepper and salt, to taste. continue to saute until green beans are hot and the flavors have come together, about 4 to 6 minutes.
• 7 serve hot.