July 20, 2008

Many thanks to Andrea of the Hair Source for her great green bean recipe -  it's simple and oh, so yummy!  Simply lightly steam the green beans and chill them quickly.  Then dress with a mixture of lemon juice, garlic, mint, and olive oil.  I didn't have mint so used Anise Hyssop which added a light anise flavor.  To prepare, zip the lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil through a mini-processor.  Finely mince the mint or other herbs and add to the lemon juice mixture.  Add the beans and you have a wonderful dish!  It's good right away but even better after a few hours in the fridge.

Visitors to the farm today were wowed by both the Purple Dragon Tongue (the striped beans above) and the Royalty Purple beans.  Even my farming mentor wanted to know which variety of purple beans I was growing!  The Royalty Purple beans have a slightly fruity and nutty taste while the Purple Dragon Tongue are juicy and crunchy!  Both will lose their purple color during cooking and are fabulous raw so you might want to forego cooking them and just have them au naturel!  (PS - One of the great perks of farming is getting to eat produce right in the field - talk about fresh!)