from Martha Stewart

Lemon Green Beans

I snapped the ends off of ours and just used lemon juice as I didn't have a fresh lemon on hand. Still good and just a little different than the normal butter.

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  Prep Time 10 minutes
• Total Time 25 minutes
• Yield Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• Salt
• 1 pound trimmed green beans
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Grate the zest of 1/2 lemon, and squeeze 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice.
2. In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook beans until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, and return to pan. Remove from heat. Toss with oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and lemon juice. Serve sprinkled with lemon zest.