One of the greatest things about having a small garden is growing green beans! We love green beans so I like to change up how they are prepared and served. This is one of my husband’s favorite side dishes and I love steaming them in my Instant Pot.
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Ingredients
1 pound of green beans, washed and trimmed
Dressing:
4 teaspoons of half & half
1 tablespoon of white wine or cider vinegar
1 tablespoon crumbled blue cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons of grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon dried organic oregano
1/16 teaspoon THM Himalayan mineral salt (can be omitted)
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon of THM Gentle Sweet
2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Garnish:
4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Directions:
- Cook your bacon and set aside.
- Place a steamer basket in your instant pot stainless steel liner and add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water.
- Wash and prep your green beans. Just trim the ends and leave whole. Add to the steamer basket.
- Prepare your dressing by blending the first 8 ingredients with a stick blender. I use a Cuisinart Stick Blender for small amount dressings like this one. Pour the olive oil on top and blend on low until all is incorporated.
- Place the liner with the steamer basket and green beans in your instant pot. Put the lid on the instant pot, lock and make sure your pressure valve is set to sealing. Settings are either [Steam} or [Manual], adjust time using the minus button [-] to 0 or 1. If you like your beans crisper use 0 for the time. Once your time has finished your pot will beep. Immediately do QPR (quick pressure release).
- Drain your beans and place in a shallow serving bowl or platter. Drizzle with dressing and garnish with crumbled bacon.
- 1 pound of green beans, washed and trimmed
- 4 teaspoons of half & half
- 1 tablespoon of white wine or cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon crumbled blue cheese
- 1½ teaspoons of grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ teaspoon dried organic oregano
- 1/16 teaspoon THM Himalayan mineral salt (can be omitted)
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon of THM Gentle Sweet
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- Cook your bacon and set aside.
- Place a steamer basket in your instant pot stainless steel liner and add ¼ to ½ cup of water.
- Wash and prep your green beans. Just trim the ends and leave whole. Add to the steamer basket.
- Prepare your dressing by blending the first 8 ingredients with a stick blender. I use a Cuisinart Stick Blender for small amount dressings like this one. Pour the olive oil on top and blend on low until all is incorporated.
- Place the liner with the steamer basket and green beans in your instant pot. Put the lid on the instant pot, lock and make sure your pressure valve is set to sealing. Settings are either [Steam} or [Manual], adjust time using the minus button [-] to 0 or 1. If you like your beans crisper use 0 for the time. Once your time has finished your pot will beep. Immediately do QPR (quick pressure release).
- Drain your beans and place in a shallow serving bowl or platter. Drizzle with dressing and garnish with crumbled bacon.
This is a quick and easy side dish. It pares well with most any meat – grilled steak burgers or salmon are two of our favorites with this side.
TIP: Save your water for using in soups. I freeze mine in silicone ice cube trays. These cubes work well in soups like minestrone and veggie soups.
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