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Radicchio
Cooking radicchio brings out the vegetable's natural sweetness but it can also be served fresh. Grill radicchio halves and combine with cooked white beans and balsamic vinaigrette.
Pea Tendrils
These delicate vines have a distinctive and robust flavor that tastes like a cross between sweet peas and spinach.
Seasons/Availability
French Beans are available year round with a peak season during the months of June, July and August.
Current Facts
French green beans are a member of the Fabaceae family along with the common bean, pulses and peas. They are specifically bred and cultivated for their pods versus their seeds. This designates them as a fresh picking bean versus a canning bean or a bean grown for dry use as a legume. There are several types of French bean varieties and they can be found in colors of green, yellow and purple.
Description/Taste
French beans are harvested anywhere from three to four inches in length, when their texture and flavor is at its peak. French beans have a thin, cylindrical shape with plump indentations along their contour, outlining the peas inside, which are shelled tightly within the bean flesh. The peas, which are essentially the bean's seeds, are a vibrant lime green in color, semi starchy in texture with a mild taste of the beans sweet and grassy flavors.
Nutritional Value
French beans provide less starch and protein than dried bean varieties, though they have higher levels of Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
Applications
Young French bean pods may be prepared whole, eaten raw, or lightly steamed or sauteed. Use in salads or saute with other vegetables and may also be canned and quick-pickled. Pair with summer vegetables such as squash, eggplant, and tomatoes; compliment with fresh herbs, citrus, nuts, raisins or currants, and mild cheeses. French green beans will keep refrigerated for up to two weeks.
Geography/History
French green beans' ancestors are native to South and Central Americas. It was not until the late 16th century that green beans were introduced to France via the Conquistadors. It would remain a low profile vegetable among common agrarians though until the 19th century, when the French made the bean a household vegetable, the name Haricot Verts ultimately branding the bean as French indefinitely. Yet, there is little difference, botanically between a French bean and a green bean, though sub varieties and improved cultivars continue to be developed. The first string-less green bean was developed in New York State by Calvin Keeney in 1894.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
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Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include French Beans. One
is easiest, three is harder.
French Beans are available year round with a peak season during the months of June, July and August.
Current Facts
French green beans are a member of the Fabaceae family along with the common bean, pulses and peas. They are specifically bred and cultivated for their pods versus their seeds. This designates them as a fresh picking bean versus a canning bean or a bean grown for dry use as a legume. There are several types of French bean varieties and they can be found in colors of green, yellow and purple.
Description/Taste
French beans are harvested anywhere from three to four inches in length, when their texture and flavor is at its peak. French beans have a thin, cylindrical shape with plump indentations along their contour, outlining the peas inside, which are shelled tightly within the bean flesh. The peas, which are essentially the bean's seeds, are a vibrant lime green in color, semi starchy in texture with a mild taste of the beans sweet and grassy flavors.
Nutritional Value
French beans provide less starch and protein than dried bean varieties, though they have higher levels of Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
Applications
Young French bean pods may be prepared whole, eaten raw, or lightly steamed or sauteed. Use in salads or saute with other vegetables and may also be canned and quick-pickled. Pair with summer vegetables such as squash, eggplant, and tomatoes; compliment with fresh herbs, citrus, nuts, raisins or currants, and mild cheeses. French green beans will keep refrigerated for up to two weeks.
Geography/History
French green beans' ancestors are native to South and Central Americas. It was not until the late 16th century that green beans were introduced to France via the Conquistadors. It would remain a low profile vegetable among common agrarians though until the 19th century, when the French made the bean a household vegetable, the name Haricot Verts ultimately branding the bean as French indefinitely. Yet, there is little difference, botanically between a French bean and a green bean, though sub varieties and improved cultivars continue to be developed. The first string-less green bean was developed in New York State by Calvin Keeney in 1894.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Bice Ristorante | San Diego CA | 469-450-3519 |
| Nine - Ten | San Diego CA | 858-964-5400 |
| Fleming's Steakhouse Downtown | San Diego CA | 619-237-1155 |
| Cafe Chloe | San Diego CA | 619-232-3242 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Sapori | Coronado CA | 619-319-5696 |
| Marine Room | San Diego CA | 858-551-4676 |
| Lauberge Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-259-1515 |
| Tractor Room | San Diego CA | 619-543-1007 |
| The Pearl Hotel | San Diego CA | 877-732-7573 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-436-5236 |
| Good Thyme Catering | Coronado CA | 619-764-3813 |
| Bernard'O Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-487-7171 |
| Cavaillon | San Diego CA | 858-433-0483 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Salad Style | San Diego CA | 619-255-6731 |
| Dolce Pane & Vino | Del Mar CA | 858-832-1518 |
| Hash House A Go Go | San Diego CA | 619-298-4646 |
| Firefly Beach | San Diego CA | 619-222-6440 |
| Poseidon | Del Mar CA | 858-755-9345 |
| Cowboy Star | San Diego CA | 619-450-5880 |
| Jimmy Love's | San Diego CA | 619-595-0123 |
| Tapenade | San Diego CA | 858-551-7500 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Chedi Thai Bistro | San Diego CA | 858-551-8424 |
| Come on in Pacific Heights | San Diego CA | 858-638-0088 |
| Croces | San Diego CA | 619-233-4355 |
| The Lion Share | San Diego CA | 619-564-6924 |
| Eddie V's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-5500 |
| Moondoggies Pacific Beach | Pacific Beach CA | 858 483 6550 |
| Kensington Grill | San Diego CA | 619-281-4014 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 |
| Trattoria I Trulli | Encinitas CA | 760-943-6800 |
| Gossip Grill | San Diego CA | 619-260-8023 |
| Bencotto Italian Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-450-4786 |
| Piatti | San Diego CA | 858-454-1589 |
| World Famous | San Diego CA | 858-272-3100 |
| The Oceanaire Seafood Room | San Diego CA | 619-858-2277 |
| University Club | San Diego CA | 619-234-5200 |
| Red Light District | San Diego CA | 619-255-2800 |
| US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Villa Capri 2 Family Style Trattoria | San Diego CA | 858-538-5884 |
| Bread & Cie Café | San Diego CA | 619-683-9322 |
| Avenue 5 | San Diego CA | 619-542-0394 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Top of the Market | San Diego CA | 619-234-4867 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Roppongi | San Diego CA | 858-551-5252 |
| Blue Point / Coastal Cuisine | San Diego CA | 619-233-6623 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include French Beans. One
is easiest, three is harder.
