In Spain fresh vegetables are often steamed, then sautéed or tossed with olive oil and Spanish ham. This recipe combines fresh green beans, Serrano ham, garlic and peppers for a quick, easy and nutritious vegetable side dish. Mix any leftovers with scrambled eggs for breakfast!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 lb cleaned, snapped green beans
- 1 red or yellow sweet pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1.5 to 2 oz Serrano ham cubes
- 3 Tbsp Spanish virgin olive oil
- salt to taste
Preparation:
This Spanish green bean with ham and peppers recipe makes 4 servings.
Steam green beans for approximately 5 minutes. Remove from steamer and set aside.
Remove steam and seeds from pepper. Cut pepper into long strips about 1/4-inch wide. Peel and chop garlic. Cut ham into 1/4-inch cubes.
Pour olive oil into a large heavy frying pan and heat over medium. When hot, add pepper and garlic and sauté. Once peppers are soft and browned, add green beans and cubed ham. Salt to taste. Stir to coat green beans and cook for 4-5 minutes.
This dish is perfect to accompany roast or barbecued meat, fish or chicken.
