Green Beans North by Northwest
4 cups fresh stringbeans
1/4 cups hazelnuts, raw
1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
Snap off ends from green beans and wash well.
Toast hazelnuts in toaster oven (or oven at 350 degrees)for about 5 minutes, or until skins are dark brown. Cool. Remove skins by rolling nuts them between your palms until they (the nut skins) have fallen off. Discard skins. Chop nuts coarsely and combine with blue cheese in a small bowl.
Bring two cups of water to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Add beans. Reduce heat and cook (covered) for about 7 minutes, until beans are bright green. Remove from heat and drain.
Place beans in a serving dish. Sprinkle with cheese and nut mixture. Serve immediately.
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