Steamed Green Beans with Carrot-Dill Dip

Serves 8
Time 20 min
Steamed Green Beans with Carrot-Dill Dip

Crisp beans and a savory dip of puréed carrots make a great finger-food starter or an excellent addition to a picnic.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    3carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
    1 poundgreen beans or yellow wax beans or a mixture of both, stem ends trimmed
    2/3 cuplowfat sour cream
    1/3 cuplight mayonnaise
    1/2shallot, roughly chopped
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    cayenne pepper
    1/4 cuplightly packed chopped fresh dill

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Method

Steam carrots until they are very tender, about 10 minutes. 

Transfer carrots to the bowl of a food processor. Set aside to cool.

Steam green beans until bright green and crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes. 

Immediately cool beans in cold water. 

Drain and pat dry.

When carrots are cool, add sour cream, mayonnaise, shallot, salt and cayenne to the food processor and process until smooth. 

Add dill and pulse until combined. 

Transfer dip to a bowl and serve with green beans for dipping.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

80

Total Fat

4.5g

Saturated Fat

0.5g

Cholesterol

10mg

Sodium

260mg

Total Carbohydrate

10g

Dietary Fiber

3g

Total Sugars

5g

Protein

2g

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