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Simple Garlicky Lima Beans

This is a delicious, basic way to cook any kind of fresh shell bean or pea. You can add these cooked beans to salads. For another variation, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, and sprinkle with crushed red pepper or a few shavings of Parmesan cheese.

Photo by: Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Cindy Barr

Ingredients

4 cups fresh lima beans
2 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed

3 thyme sprigs
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Sort and wash beans; drain. Combine beans and next 5 ingredients (through bay leaf) in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until tender. Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Stir in salt and pepper.

Cooking Light JULY 2007

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