Posted by Greg Henry
No matter what your personal religious beliefs are don’t you think that basil and green beans just belong together.
It’s not quite the same as Mr. and Mrs. peanut butter and jelly… but it’s still a match made in heaven.
So for this next recipe honoring basil I am going to tear open that closet door and let this romance shine! I am going to marry the bright green “king-bean” of summer with the high and mighty bright green “king-herb” of summer. Because, prop 8 does not apply to vegetables. Besides, if they are going to be together anyway, we may as well encourage a little sanctity!
But, honeymoon or no, I still need a twist. Maybe even some (more) irony!
Summer brings to mind bright crisp salads. I could have easily made a salad of crisp, cold green beans with slivers of crunchy red onions. I could have tossed these with a bold and vibrant basil red wine vinaigrette and finished it all off with and a creamy bite of goat cheese.
But I didn’t do that! Too mainstream…

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