Green Beans w/ Pancetta & Pine Nuts
This salad not only tastes good, it adds vibrant colour to a buffet table!
Ingredients
- 500g French green beans, trimmed at stalk end
- 6 slices pancetta, trimmed of skin
- 100g pine nuts
- 1 Tbs Olive oil
- 2 tsps lemon juice
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced) for 20 minutes
Step 2
Fill pot with cool water and bring to the boil over medium heat. Salt the water.
Step 3
Plunge beans into boiling water and set the timer on the Digital Thermometer for 3 minutes.
Step 4
When cooked, drain beans into a colander and rinse under cold water for 5 minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain well.
Step 5
Bake pancetta on a baking tray lined with the BBQ sheet for 10 minutes until crispy. Let it cool.
Step 6
On another baking tray, roast pine nuts for 7 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool.
Step 7
Combine oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Whisk well, pour over beans.
Step 8
Break pancetta into pieces and add to beans. Add pine nuts, season well and toss to combine.
Chef’s Tips
Any nuts could replace the pine nuts.
Green Beans w Pancetta & Pine Nuts
Ingredients
- 500 g French green beans (trimmed at stalk end)
- 6 slices pancetta (trimmed of skin)
- 100 g pine nuts
- 1 Tbs Olive oil
- 2 tsps lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced) for 20 minutes
- Fill pot with cool water and bring to the boil over medium heat. Salt the water.
- Plunge beans into boiling water and set the timer on the Digital Thermometer for 3 minutes.
- When cooked, drain beans into a colander and rinse under cold water for 5 minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain well.
- Bake pancetta on a baking tray lined with the BBQ sheet for 10 minutes until crispy. Let it cool.
- On another baking tray, roast pine nuts for 7 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool.
- Combine oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Whisk well, pour over beans.
- Break pancetta into pieces and add to beans. Add pine nuts, season well and toss to combine.
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