roasted garlic green beans or asparagus & sauce

Mohnton, PA
Updated on May 25, 2013

I found that homemade garlic oil is awesome in both asparagus and green beans. You can have them roasted or throw them on the grill for a delicious char. I was throwing the garlic in with the veggies until I saw another recipe that stirred in Dijon mustard to make a sauce. Thus a star was born. The Asparagus and Green Beans are both fantastic grilled or broiled, too!

prep time 5 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield

Ingredients

  • 1 pound green beans or asparagus
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • DRESSING OPTION 1
  • 3-4 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • - salt and pepper
  • DRESSING OPTION 2
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

How To Make roasted garlic green beans or asparagus & sauce

  • Step 1
    If using green beans, remove stems and halve. If using asparagus, trim off woody pieces and save for another use. Boil vegetables in salted water, 3 to five minutes. Drain and immediately drop into ice water. Let sit for another three minutes.
  • Step 2
    Meanwhile, mixrowave coarsely chopped garlic and olive oil in 30 second intervals until fragrant. Be careful not to burn the garlic or have the oil too shallow. I do it in a small tea cup. Reserve 1 tablespoon of garlic infused oil and toss the remaining oil with the vegetables and a liberal amount of salt. Sprinkle garlic pieces over vegetables.
  • Step 3
    Roast vegetables in 400 degree oven for thirty minutes. For dressing, try one of the following: 1.) Mix Dijon mustard, rosemary, and desired amount of pepper into remaining oil. Or 2.) mix garlic oil and a tablespoon of red wine vinegar in a dressing bottle. When vegetables are well roasted, drizzle one of the dressings over the vegetables and serve.

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Category: Vegetables
Ingredient: Vegetable
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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