Green Beans and Squash Recipe
For my dinner party this past Saturday, I served a green beans and squash side. I had originally was going to wimp out and serve a simple salad but decided to go all out. I cook vegetables pretty much the same way every time– stir-fry.
What you’ll need:
- green beans
- squash (I used the crooked neck yellow kind)
- grape tomatoes
- garlic
- shallots
- onions
- soy sauce
Heat the pan with a little canola oil and add your minced garlic (about 2-3 cloves), shallots (1 shallot), onions (1 medium). When this has cooked down a bit, add green beans (I used a bag from Trader Joe’s but go for a pound if buying loose) and soy sauce (1 teaspoon). If you really want to make it flavorful, you can add some chicken broth but I chose to add a tiny bit of water to cover the bottom of the pan. Remove from pan after about 7 minutes.
Now add in the squash. At the last minute, I threw two handfuls of grape tomatoes because I had a ton of them. I wasn’t really watching the pan at this point and I felt I overcooked these a bit. I should have taken them out after about 5 minutes but I think I went to closer to 8 minutes. I was too busy chopping and cooking other things. I may have added too much soy sauce to this batch. You should only use about a teaspoon. Add the beans back in to toss together before serving.
I am going to steal Emeril’s phrase. To kick it up a notch, add some ginger or sesame oil. I suppose you can add both but that would be an umami explosion. If you do add pepper, try white pepper. This vegetarian dish could easily be transformed by adding in a protein.
After looking at the final result of this dish, I would have:
– chopped the beans into more manageable pieces
– chopped the squash more thickly (to prevent the overcooking)
– or watched the pan while it was cooking!
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thank you so much for the green bean squash recipe; I used the wok, heating it with virgin light olive oil, chicken broth and then followed your recipe. It was FANTASTIC. – thank you.
I want to become a vegetarian and these kind of recipes helps me a lot.
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So glad you liked it!
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