Steamed Green Beans with Pine Nuts
Green Beans are one of the few types of beans that are eaten while still fresh. They are rich in Vitamins especially the K, C and A ones. The green beans also provide good levels of magnesium, thiamin, riboflavin, copper, calcium, phosphorus, protein, omega-3 fatty acids and niacin. Last but not least after providing all the above mentioned nutrients, the green beans are quite low in calories which makes them perfect for a weight loss meal.
Among the benefits provided by the green beans I remind: healthy bone maintenance (vitamin K), offer cardiovascular protection (vitamins A and C, fiber, potassium, folate, magnesium), anti-inflamatory effect, colon health and others.
Here is a food recipe that includes the green beans along pine nuts and lemon and it is very easy to cook. The following green beans recipe contains 68 calories, 4 grams of fat and 3 grams of protein.
Steamed Green Beans with Pine Nuts and Lemon - Ingredients
4 ounces of green beans
1 tablespoon of pine nuts
1/2 tablespoon of lemon zest
1 tablespoon of pine nuts
Pinch of salt
pinch of Pepper
Steamed Green Beans with Pine Nuts and Lemon - Recipe
Place the green beans on fire and steam them for 3-4 minutes. After that add zest of lemon, olive oil, pine nuts, salt and pepper. You can use this green beans recipe as a garnish for fish and chicken meals.