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Green Beans With Shallots, Hazelnuts, and Tarragon

By Susan Spungen

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Green Beans with Shallots, Hazelnuts, and TarragonCharles Masters, food styling by Chelsea Zimmer

This simple dish employs the French technique of cooking vegetables in a mixture of water and butter. The water eventually cooks out after steaming the vegetables, leaving them glazed with the butter. This is a dish that can be cooked while the turkey is resting.

DO AHEAD:

The hazelnuts can be prepared up to 1 day ahead of time.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    20 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

6 tablespoons raw hazelnuts
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
3 large shallots, sliced (about 1 cup)
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 pounds haricots verts (thin green beans), trimmed
3 tablespoons fresh tarragon leaves, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven, tossing halfway through, until skins are splitting and nuts are fragrant, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to steam and cool, then rub the nuts with a kitchen towel to remove their skins. Roughly chop the hazelnuts and set aside.

    Step 2

    In a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add shallots and cook, tossing, until lightly golden and softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and set aside.

    Step 3

    Reduce heat to medium, and add 1/2 cup water, remaining 2 tablespoons butter, salt, and pepper to the same pan. Add the haricots verts and toss to coat. Cover pan and cook, tossing occasionally, until bright green and crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove cover, raise heat to high and cook until the water evaporates and the beans are glazed, about 3 minutes more. Toss green beans with tarragon, lemon zest, hazelnuts, and sautéed shallots. Serve immediately.

TagsGreen BeanBean and LegumeVegetableShallotHazelnutNutTarragonHerbs & SpicesSideDinnerGluten FreeVegetarianKetoQuickEasy30 Minutes or LessThanksgivingEpicurious

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