Beans With Black Olives

Recipe Ingredients

1 3/4 lbs	794g / 28oz	Green beans
6		Shallots
1		Lemon
2 tablespoons	30ml	OlIve oil
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1		Bay leaf
2		Thyme sprigs
1/2 cup	118ml	White wine
1/3 cup	78ml	Black olives
1 tablespoon	15ml	Finely-chopped parsley
1 teaspoon	5ml	Finely-chopped savory

Recipe Instructions

Wash and trim the beans. Peel and quarter the shallots. Cut the lemon into wedges.

Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the shallots over a low heat until translucent. Add the beans and lemon wedges, toss, and saute briefly with the other ingredients. Add the salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme, and wine. Cover and cook over a medium heat until the beans are tender, but still firm to the bite.

Halve and pit the olives, add to the beans, and heat briefly. Sprinkle the beans with the chopped parsley and savory and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Cookbook Digest, Nov/Dec, 1999

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