Haricots Verts With Mushrooms, Currants, And Sunflower Seeds

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup french haricots vert, washed and ends trimmed
• 1 tablespoon light olive oil
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons dried currants
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds, toasted and salted
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar whole mushrooms, drained

Recipe

• 1 boil some salted water in a saucepan and fill a mixing bowl with ice water.
• 2 place the beans in the boiling water until they're barely cooked through but still tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 remove the beans and submerge them into the ice water for a bit then remove them with a slotted spoon.
• 4 in a medium skillet; heat the oil on medium heat then add the shallot and currants. saute them for 2 minutes until they are soft.
• 5 add the beans, mushrooms, balsamic, and sunflower seeds. heat through, stirring, about 3 minutes then serve!