What Are French beans and How Can I Use Them?
French beans is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 7 recipes to get you started.
- In Chinese:
- 法国豆
- British (UK) term:
- French beans
- en français:
- haricots verts
- en español:
- judías verdes
Recipes using french beans
There are 7 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Kurma
South Indian vegetable kurma with eggplant, carrots, peas, beans, and potatoes in a fresh coconut-chili-poppy seed paste. A fragrant vegetarian curry finished with tomatoes and yogurt.
Brown Rice & Vegetable Salad
Brown rice salad with turmeric, French beans, peas, corn, red pepper, and crunchy peanuts. A hearty, colorful grain salad served warm or at room temperature.
Summer Bean & Basil Soup
Summer bean and basil soup is a classic Provençal soupe au pistou. White beans, leeks, potatoes, zucchini, green beans, and macaroni in a light broth, served with a fresh basil-garlic pistou sauce on top.
Bean Salad Plus Tuna or Bacon
Three-bean salad with steamed French beans, kidney beans, and chickpeas in a tangy yogurt-mustard dressing. Add tuna or grilled bacon for a heartier meal.
Peppery Portugese Pasta
Peppery Portuguese-style pasta with a chunky vegetable sauce of tomatoes, leeks, carrots, and French beans spiked with hot chili sauce over spaghetti.
Green Beans with Fried Bean Curd
This succulent dish made of tofu cakes, french beans and a bit of dry sherry is the perfect dinner to make when in a hurry.
Spicy Pittas
Spicy salmon pittas: flaked canned salmon tossed with fromage frais, cumin, ginger, and beans, stuffed into warm pita pockets. A quick, protein-packed no-cook lunch.
