Final Up to date on July 14, 2025 by Carrie Korem, FNTP
I really like discovering new methods to boost vegetable dishes like inexperienced beans with prosciutto.
On the subject of greens, I prefer to maintain issues easy, but additionally use some vibrant flavors to essentially make the greens shine! This dish is a mixture of inexperienced beans with salty, crispy prosciutto and lemon French dressing and is finest served at room temp. It’s an incredible dish to deliver to a potluck or summer season picnic!
One rule I prefer to abide by is to eat greens with some wholesome fat comparable to butter, ghee, olive oil, and many others. Greens include fat-soluble nutritional vitamins which signifies that your physique wants some wholesome fats so it may possibly use the vitamins within the greens. So, at all times eat your greens with some fat!
Listed below are some examples:
Roasting: Toss the greens with ghee, duck fats, tallow or lard, (these fat are finest for prime heats) flip up the warmth to about 425ºF and roast till golden. Roasting brings out the sweetness within the vegetable. My favourite greens to roast are: carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, onions (particularly purple onions), leeks, zucchini, squash and potatoes.
Sautéing: I prefer to sauté leafy greens and mix them with a superb bacon together with onions or leeks. I normally prepare dinner some bacon within the backside of the pan together with purple onions till crispy. I add the greens and toss till simply wilted. Sluggish-Cooked Greens with Garlic is a household favourite.
Blanching is fast: The gorgeous beans and peas within the markets throughout spring and early summer season are straightforward and fast to prepare dinner utilizing the blanching technique. Deliver a pot of water to a boil, add the beans or peas and prepare dinner 1-2 minutes till brilliant inexperienced. Toss the beans in butter, season with Celtic sea salt and serve.
The intense flavors of those inexperienced beans pair nicely with grilled meats, fish or further greens. I hope you get pleasure from it!
Inexperienced Beans with Prosciutto
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook dinner Time: 10 minutes
- Whole Time: 20 minutes
- Class: Facet
- Weight-reduction plan: Gluten Free
- 1 pound inexperienced beans, ends trimmed
- 4 ounces prosciutto, minimize into small items
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup minced purple onion
- 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese (omit for dairy free)
- Celtic sea salt
- Freshly floor black pepper
Directions
Deliver a medium pot of water to boil. Fill a big bowl with water and ice cubes. Place inexperienced beans in boiling water and prepare dinner for 1 minute, till brilliant inexperienced. Drain and rapidly pour beans into ice water (this may cease the cooking course of).
Within the now empty pot, add prosciutto and prepare dinner over medium warmth, till golden brown on the sides and crispy. Drain beans. Add olive oil, lemon juice, onion, cheese and prosciutto to inexperienced beans. Toss nicely. Season to style with sea salt and black pepper. Serve.
