Serves: 4
Total Calories: 172

1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon hot water
salt and ground black pepper to taste
ground black pepper, to taste
8 ounces frozen or fresh haricots verts, or other tender green beans
1 tablespoon water

Combine the mustard, vinegar, olive oil, sugar, hot water, salt, and pepper in a bowl with a whisk.

Place the green beans in a microwave-safe bowl, add the water, cover, and cook at full power for about 3 minutes. Drain and toss with the mustard mixture before serving.


From Homemade In A Hurry. Text copyright © 2006 by Andrew Schloss. Cover photograph copyright © 2006 by Noel Barnhurst. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 172
Calories from Fat: 160

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