Haricots Verts Persillade
Green beans tossed in garlic-parsley butter.
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- 400 g Green beans
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 3 tbsp Parsley
- 40 g Butter
- 1 tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
Method
- Trim the beans and mince the garlic and parsley.
- Blanch the beans in salted water until just tender, then drain.
- Toss the beans in butter with the garlic and parsley over medium heat until coated.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Haricots Verts Persillade
Haricots verts persillade is a simple French side of green beans tossed with persillade, the classic mixture of minced garlic and parsley that turns up across French cooking. Haricots verts are the slim, tender French green beans, and here they're the vehicle for a quick garlic-parsley butter that dresses them without disguising them. It's an unfussy bistro side, the kind of thing that appears next to a roast chicken or a piece of fish with almost no ceremony.
The method is fast and precise: the beans are blanched in salted water only until just tender so they keep their snap and bright green color, then tossed in butter with the garlic and parsley just long enough to coat. The result is fresh and vegetal with a rich garlic-butter gloss and the grassy lift of raw parsley, the garlic warmed but not browned so it stays sweet rather than sharp. Ready in about fifteen minutes and naturally light, it's an effortless way to round out a plate. It pairs with almost any main and reheats poorly, so it's best made just before serving.
Haricots Verts Persillade: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Haricots Verts Persillade?
One serving of Haricots Verts Persillade has about 130 calories, with 5g of protein, 7g of carbs, 10g of fat and 2g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Haricots Verts Persillade gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Haricots Verts Persillade has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Haricots Verts Persillade dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Haricots Verts Persillade take to make?
About 15 minutes start to finish, but only around 9 of those are hands-on — the rest is cooking time. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Haricots Verts Persillade make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.