This is from the Mayo Clinic's healthy recipe website. Doesn't it sound good? Especially this time of year when garden-fresh green beans are coming in by the bushel. The nutritional analysis is based on 6 servings.


Ingredients
1 pound green beans, stems trimmed
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 red bell pepper, seeded and julienned
1/2 teaspoon chili paste or red pepper flakes
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions
Cut the beans into 2-inch pieces. Bring a large saucepan 3/4 full of water to a boil. Add the beans and cook until they turn bright green and are tender-crisp, 1 to 3 minutes. Drain the beans, then plunge them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain again and set aside.

In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the bell pepper and toss and stir for about 1 minute. Add the beans and saute for 1 minute longer. Add the chili paste and garlic and stir for 1 minute. The beans will be tender and bright green. Drizzle with the sesame oil and season with the salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Analysis
(per serving)

Calories 50
Monounsaturated fat 1 g
Protein 2 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Carbohydrate 7 g
Fiber 3 g
Sodium 201 mg
Total fat 2 g
Saturated fat <1 g

Aderyn, that recipe looks wonderful. I will try it. Thanks for posting it.

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Henry

Sounds delicious! Thanks.

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YUM, thanks for posting this one.

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