Sautéed Green Beans with Lemon & Capers

I’ve been harvesting green beans for a couple of weeks now. Most of them get frozen for the winter months, but we like to enjoy them fresh too! Here’s an easy recipe for a quick and delicious way to prepare them.

green beans

Here’s how to cook those green beans:

Wash the beans in cool water.

Heat a heavy skillet of medium heat. Add the olive oil and let it get hot.

When the pan is hot, lay the beans in, add lots of fresh cracked pepper, and gently sauté them until they turn bright green!

green beans

Add the remaining ingredients and cook it all together for just a short minutes. Be careful not to overcook the beans. They should be warm and somewhat soft, but still crisp when you chew it.

Serve them hot with some lemon slices to garnish. And that’s it!

These go great with pasta!

green beans

 

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Sautéed Green Beans with Lemon & Capers

A super easy, super fast way to prepare fresh green beans.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American, farm to table
Keyword: capers, green beans, lemon
Servings: 4 servings
Author: HelenFern
Ingredients
  • 3-4 cups fresh green beans
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
  • 3 Tablespoons Capers
  • lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
  1. Heat a heavy skillet of medium heat. Add the olive oil and let it get hot.

  2. When the pan is hot, lay the beans in, add some fresh cracked pepper, and gently sauté them until they turn bright green!

  3. Add the remaining ingredients and cook it all together for just a short minutes. Be careful not to overcook the beans. They should be warm and somewhat soft, but still crisp when you chew it.

  4. Serve them hot with some lemon slices to garnish. And that's it!

Recipe Notes

 

 

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8 Responses to Sautéed Green Beans with Lemon & Capers

  1. BERNADETTE says:

    Lovely to look at and delicious to eat. Thanks Helen.

  2. Melynda says:

    This sounds delicious! Pinned, thank you Helen.

  3. Helen this looks delicious, I love capers. Thanks.

  4. Julia Wolfe says:

    How many does this serve?

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