Green Beans "gRAWnoladine"

1/2 lb Fresh green beans, trimmed
1/4 C Red onion, sliced thin

1 Garlic clove, minced
1 T Extra virgin olive oil
Black pepper
1/8 C Bragg's apple cider vinegar
1/8 C Balsamic vinegar
3 oz gRAWnola nuggets OMf
2 T Nama shoyu or tamari
2 T Hemp protein powder or ground flax seeds

Pre-blanch the green beans by steaming them. Using a steamer insert or bamboo steamer, bring a small pot of water to boil, and use the steamer to soften the beans for approximately 1.5-2 minutes. While the beans are steaming, saute the onion and garlic in olive oil and black pepper to taste. Once translucent, add the vinegars, and bring to a boil. Add pre-steamed green beans, and allow vinegars to reduce to become slightly syrupy. You could cover the pan to cook the beans a bit more if you would like, but do not over cook the beans! Remove from heat and add gRAWnola and nama shoyu or tamari and toss while still warm, but do not return to heat, you want to keep them RAW, but warmed sligtly. The gRAWnola will begin to melt slightly, at the last moment, sprinkle with hemp or flax and toss well to avoid clumping, it will thicken the sauce just a bit. Serve immediately.

This month's OM factor:

gRAWnola

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