Green Beans / String Beans

Yes and yes - in Salad Nicoise recipe

Quick/brief cooking, chill in freezer or fridge while preparing other ingredients.

How do you cook 'em? Zap 'em?

The recipe you linked doesn't call for cooking.

Sent you a PM with a more detailed recipe. Recipe says blanched which is cooked briefly - I zap frozen for 4 - 5 minutes in microwave.

Thanks MW, I just read the updated recipe, That would be a good "Rob & Randy" lunch because they could help me with the prep work.....and it's low carb.

Scrubb, throw 'em out, After a year beans go stale and have a mealy constistency.

Seriously, whadya pay? A buck a bag, maybe?

Canned goods will last a long time but I wouldn't go beyond 2 or 3 years past the expiration date.

There's a website devoted to this. www.stilltasty.com I think is the name of it.

That sounds really good.

Green beans,string beans and long beans blanched in boiling water for a minute or two stores quite well in the freezer for later use in salads.
Quite often used in Indonesian "gado gado" salad/ulam dish with spicy hot chunky peanut butter satay sauce.

I make a salad with green beans (flat ones if possible like these cooked a short while so they are still crisp, with tomatoes and a bit of basil. Vinaigrette dressing. I got the recipe from an Italian friend.

Manch, surely you've had good old three-bean salad?

This time of year, don't even think of frozen beans. Trim the ends off fresh beans, boil a large pot of water, throw the beans in & cook for about 5 minutes at a boil. After 3 minutes, start tasting. Once you've done that a couple of times, you'll know how long it takes beans to cook to the degree you like them.

While the beans are cooking, fill a bowl with water & ice cubes (not water alone, not ice alone). When the beans are done drain them, and immediately put into the ice water for a few minutes. Don't leave them int he water forever. Refrigerate in a baggie for no more than a day or two.

This is a favorite of mine. You could use all green beans if you want, but the yellow beans make it more attractive. Green Bean, Yellow Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad

String beans are eaten raw on a daily basis all over Indochina and Thailand.

Occasionally they are eaten in curries, then they're cooked of course.