Yellow Green Beans

The sunny variety of podded legumes: sweet, crunchy and bright yellow

A rarity from ancient Italian vegetable gardens, with a more delicate flavour than classic green beans

Yellow Green Beans: Authenticity and Artisanal Flavor

I Yellow Green Beans are one of the most popular varieties fascinating and less known of the large family of podded legumes: long thin pods with bright yellow color tending towards golden, with a consistency tender and crunchy, from the flavor delicate, sweet and slightly buttery, softer than the classic green beans. Also known in some regions as “butter green beans” Precisely because of their velvety character and slightly lactic note in their flavor, they are a variety that deserves to be rediscovered for their versatility in the kitchen and for their extraordinary chromatic impact on dishes. A small, precious testimony of Italian horticultural biodiversity.

The roots of green beans go back to pre-Columbian America.

Il green bean (Phaseolus in its edible pod form) shares with all beans a fascinating origin in the Pre-Columbian Americas: domesticated beyond 7.000 years ago in the Peruvian Andean regions and Mesoamerica, together with corn and pumpkin formed the famous triad of the "Three sisters” (Three Sisters) cultivated in association by civilizations Mayan, Aztec and Native AmericanThe bean arrived in Europe after the 1492 with the Spanish conquistadors, and in Italy it was particularly appreciated thanks to a gift from Pope Clement VII to the man of letters Pierio Valeriano in the sixteenth century - an episode recounted in the Papal Statutes. The selection of varieties edible pod (i.e. those in which the whole immature pod is eaten, not just the seeds) occurred in Europe in the following centuries, and among these the yellow variety It represents an ancient selection resulting from the farmers' care for chromatic and organoleptic diversity.

Choosing Yellow Green Beans means choosing lightness and minerality

Yellow Green Beans are a vegetable nutritionally valuable: as soon as 31 kcal per 100g, rich in dietary fibers (allies of the microbiota and intestinal regularity), of folate (vitamin B9, especially important for pregnant women and women of childbearing age), Vitamin C, Vitamin K (ally of bone health and coagulation), Vitamin A in the form of carotenoids, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron e ManganeseThe yellow color is due to the higher concentration of flavonoids e xanthophylls, natural antioxidants absent in green varieties. They are naturally vegans, gluten free, low glycemic index and suitable for practically any diet — from the Mediterranean diet to the slimming diet, from children's diet to sports nutrition.

How to Best Use: Yellow Green Beans

• SEARED AND SEASONED: THE ITALIAN CLASSIC REVISED IN YELLOW FILM
  The simplest and noblest way to enjoy Yellow Beans is the quick blanching in boiling salted water for 5-7 minutes, until they are crispy but tender. Drain and cool them in ice water to preserve their bright yellow color, then season them with a generous drizzle of Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a splash of lemon juice, a few fresh mint leaves and a grind of pepper. A bright and elegant side dish that enhances any second course, especially grilled fish or Sirloin on the grill.
• NIÇOISE SUMMER SALAD: THE EYE-CATCHING BRIGHT YELLOW
  Yellow Green Beans are the signature ingredient for the famous Niçoise salad in a gourmet version. Boil the yellow beans briefly and combine them with Organic New Potatoes boiled in cubes, Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Fillets drained, hard boiled eggs cut into wedges, some Organic Gaeta DOP Olives, capers and Cetara Anchovy Fillets in OilSeasoned with extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, and mustard: the yellow of the green beans contrasts beautifully with the red of the tuna and the black of the olives, in a classy Mediterranean one-dish meal.
• PAN-SAUTEED AND GOURMET CHEESE PAIRINGS
  To enhance the natural sweetness of the Yellow Beans, sauté them in a pan with Natural Seasonal Garlic, EVO oil and some Organic Datterino Tomato cut in half: five minutes on high heat and the side dish is ready. Also delicious served warm with generous flakes of Organic Mountain Parmigiano Reggiano DOP 24 months and a few drops of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI Gold SeriesFor a creamier variant, mix them with cubes of Organic Stracchino Freshly melted olive oil, parsley, and lemon zest: a unique side dish that brings the best of Lazio's vegetable garden to the table.

Ingredients

Fresh seasonal yellow green beans.

Food container

Store in the refrigerator at +4°C / +8°C in the vegetable drawer and consume preferably within 3-5 days from delivery, when the freshness and crunchiness are still intact. For longer preservation, they can be blanched for 2-3 minutes, cooled in ice water, dried, and frozen: they will keep for up to 6 months, maintaining their consistency and color. Wash just before using. Trim the ends (the "beard") before cooking.

Nutritional Values ​​(indicative average values ​​per 100g of product)

• Energy: 130 kJ / 31 kcal
• Fat: 0,2 g (of which saturated fatty acids: 0,05 g)
• Carbohydrates: 6,9 g (of which sugars: 3,3 g)
• Fiber: 2,7 g
• Protein: 1,8 g
• Salt: 0,01 g

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