Green Beans With Pistachio Pesto

1. 1

   Put a saucepan of water on for the beans, adding salt when it starts to boil.

2. 2

   To make the pesto, put the pistachios, Parmesan, basil and olive oil in a small bowl.

3. 3

   Grate in (or mince and add) a little bit of the garlic about a quarter of a clove throwing the remaining piece of garlic into the bean water.

4. 4

   Using an immersion blender, blitz the pesto ingredients to a thick green paste.

5. 5

   Cook the beans to taste (check after 4 minutes), and, before draining, spoon a little of the cooking water (1 or 2 tablespoons is all you need) into the pesto bowl and blitz quickly to mix again with your immersion blender.

6. 6

   Drain the beans (discarding the rogue garlic clove), and toss them in the bowl with the pesto, then transfer to a serving bowl, and take them fragrantly to the table.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.