Green Beans with Cranberry Pepita Pesto

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Fresh vibrant green beans are a versatile vegetable. They are crunchy, nutritious and can be very tasty too. These delicious, heart-healthy green beans are first blanched in salted water until crispy and tender, then jazzed up with a pesto that’s made with pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries.

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70 g Pepita 50 g Dried cranberries 2 Garlic cloves 3 tbsp Garlic sprouts, chopped 1 tbsp Lemon juice 100 ml Olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 500 g Green beans, trimmed

1. Place the pepita, cranberries, garlic cloves, garlic sprouts and lemon juice into a food processor and process until very finely chopped. While the food processor is running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
   
2. Blanch green beans in a large pot of well salted boiling water until bright green in colour and tender crisp, roughly 8 minutes. Drain and place in a bowl of cold water to stop from cooking. Arrange the green beans on a serving plate and spoon the pesto over.

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