Green Beans With Lemon Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 tablespoon coarse salt
1 lb green beans, trimmed
2 tablespoons butter, cut in small pieces
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Fill a medium saucepan 3/4 full of water and bring to a boil.
Add salt and beans.
Return to a boil and cook 4-5 minutes or they are crisp tender.
Remove from heat and drain.
Put back in pan and add butter and zest.
Season with pepper and more salt if you need it.