Stir-Fried Beans with Lemon and Cashew

A quick dish of green beans flavoured with lemon and a cashew crunch.

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 6-8 min

Total: 15 min

Ingredients

1 tbsp. butter or margarine

1/2 cup unsalted cashews

200g green beans, washed and trimmed

1/3 cup lemon juice

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, washed and chopped

Directions

1. Heat butter in a frying pan or wok over medium heat. Add cashews and stir fry for 2 minutes.  Transfer cashews to a bowl and set aside.
2. Add beans to pan and stir fry for 3 minutes, until beans are crisp but tender.
3. Add lemon juice, sugar, soy sauce and mint, cook for 1 minute, or until heated.
4. Return cashews to the pan and serve beans with couscous, quinoa or rice.

Recipe from Donna Hay's The New Cook (p. 74)