Green Beans With Roasted Chestnuts In A Dijon Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 50 ml dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 kg green beans, tails trimmed
• 500 g finely chopped green onions
• 45 ml olive oil
• 15 ml butter
• 500 g chestnuts
• 5 ml salt
• 5 ml pepper
• 2 cloves crushed garlic (optional)

Recipe

• 1 variations: 1- add 30 ml (2 tbsp) wine vinegar to sauce.
• 2 2- replace the chestnuts with grilled almonds or hazelnuts.
• 3 preheat oven to 160c (325f).
• 4 roast chestnuts thusly: cut a small cross into the base of each chestnut, place on a cookie sheet and cook until the chestnuts start to open, about 45 minutes.
• 5 remove from oven and let cool.
• 6 meanwhile, cook the green beans in salted, boiling for two minutes, plunge into iced water and drain thouroughly.
• 7 place in a serving dish and set aside.
• 8 cook green onions and garlic in olive oil and butter until softened bit not golden.
• 9 set aside.
• 10 peel and quarter roasted chestnuts.
• 11 sprinkle over green beans.
• 12 combine the green beans and mustard, pour over green beans and chestnuts.
• 13 add salt and pepper to taste.