Recipe: Seared Yellow Wax Beans and Arugula
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Servings:
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 1 pound yellow wax beans, trimmed
  • 3 shallots, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1½ teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • 2 cups baby arugula
Directions
  1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the wax beans, shallots and garlic, and cook, tossing as needed until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes.
  2. Reduce the heat to medium and add the lemon juice, thyme leaves and red pepper flakes. Season with salt. Cook until the beans are just tender, while still retaining a bite, 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the arugula leaves and cook until just wilted, 1 minute more. Transfer to a platter and serve.