Green Beans with Lemon

Crisp-tender cooked haricots verts (thin French green beans) are tossed with a zesty lemon butter and fresh parsley.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pound haricots verts or regular green beans
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions:

1. Trim regular green beans if using.
2. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook beans until crisp-tender (2 minutes for haricots verts or 3 to 4 minutes for regular green beans) and drain in a colander.
3. In a bowl toss beans with melted butter, lemon juice, parsley, lemon zest, and season with salt and pepper.

Makes 8 servings.