Steamed Green Beans with Mint Pesto

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Boil water in a pot for cooking the green beans.

Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook them for a few minutes.

Drain the green beans and let them cool to room temperature.

In a food processor, combine fresh mint leaves, parsley, pine nuts, olive oil, and salt.

Blend until the mixture is a bit chunky, leaving some pine nuts for crunch.

Taste the pesto and adjust seasoning by adding more olive oil and salt if necessary.

Toss the cooled green beans with the pesto mixture until well coated.

Optionally, add cherry tomatoes and mozzarella pieces to the green beans for extra flavor.

Serve the green beans at room temperature, garnished with additional parmesan cheese and toasted pine nuts.

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