Green Beans Salad recipe: 59 Photos
Green Bean Salad with Basil, Balsamic, and
FAQ
While some recipes call for raw green beans, eating them uncooked may lead to nausea, diarrhea, bloating, and vomiting due to their lectin content. As such, it's best to avoid raw green beans. Cooking not only neutralizes their lectins but also improves their taste, digestibility, and antioxidant content.
Place butter in the bottom of a serving bowl and add DRAINED green beans, stirring gently until butter is melted. Sprinkle with parmesan (and thyme if using)and serve. NOTE: This would work equally well on fresh or frozen green beans.
In summary, the safest way to eat green beans is usually cooked, but green beans can be eaten raw as well. Just be sure to wash them under running water before using them, as you would with any other produce. And because green beans contain lectins, eating them raw may result in tummy troubles.
As beans start to spoil, you may see brown spots or notice that they feel soft and slimy. They can feel limp and might have a sour, rotten smell. Moisture is usually the biggest threat to green bean freshness.