Cuban Green Beans and fresh produce…

• Friday, May 20th, 2011
• by Carol

Amy and Neil made this recipe the other night - we'll have it over the weekend.   Amy found the recipe here.  

Time to start hitting up our farmer's market for local produce!  If you haven't been to the Blacksburg Farmer's Market, you really should treat yourself to a trip downtown on Saturdays or Wednesdays to check out all of the offerings.  Most of our meat comes locally-raised and grass-fed from Weathertop, Shadowchase or Wild Hill Farms but there are many other farmers with a wide variety of products.  These folks work hard to deliver quality produce and meat to our community weekly.  That is not an easy task when you think about it.  Take advantage of it this weekend!  The weather is supposed to be great so maybe we'll see you down there...

Have a great weekend and thanks for letting us serve you all - we hope that you enjoyed Client Appreciation Week!

Cuban Green Beans

 

2 cups green beans trimmed

1/2 cup cubed ham (we subbed bacon)

2 tablespoons olive oil for sautéing or fat rendered from bacon

2 cloves garlic chopped finely

1/4 cup white onion chopped

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Salt & pepper to taste

Splash or two of red wine

 

In a saucepan, place the green beans in two quarts of boiling water, with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, uncovered, until fully cooked -- about six minutes.

Remove from heat and drain.

Cook chopped bacon and add onion and garlic and cook for two additional minutes.  Splash in some red wine and simmer for another minute or two.

Remove from heat.

Stir in fresh lime juice.

Pour sauce over cooked green beans and toss to coat evenly. Sprinkle chopped fresh cilantro or parsley on top and serve.


Divine!