Green beans with mustard, lemon & mint
Serve your beans with a light vinaigrette of citrus and herbs- they’ll match with vegetarian, fish and meat main courses alike
- Prep:10 mins
Cook:10 mins
- Serves 6
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 52
- fat 4g
- saturates 2g
- carbs 2g
- sugars 2g
- fibre 2g
- protein 2g
- salt 0.4g
Ingredients
- 400g green beans, trimmed
- 25g butter
- zest and juice 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp chopped mint
Method
Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil. Add the green beans and cook for 5-6 mins until tender. Drain well and refresh under cold water. Set aside.
When ready to serve, melt the butter in the saucepan and add the lemon zest and juice, mustard, a good pinch of salt and plenty of ground black pepper. Add the green beans and toss well until evenly coated.
Tip into a serving dish, scatter over the fresh mint and serve.
