Green Beans With Hazelnut-Lemon Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. fresh green beans, cut
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. toasted chopped hazelnuts
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. minced fresh parsley
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

In a saucepan, cover beans with water.
Cover and cook until crisp-tender, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, brown the butter.
Add the hazelnuts, lemon juice, parsley, basil and salt; heat through.
Drain beans.
Add the butter mixture and toss to coat.
Serve immediately.