- Kitchen Blender: Ideal for making pesto or pureeing ingredients into sauces that could complement green beans and pepitas.
- Food Processor: Useful for chopping nuts (like pepitas) efficiently, which can be a step in preparing this dish.
- Cast Iron Skillet: Offers even heating for sautéing green beans and potentially roasting the pepitas to enhance their flavor before adding them to the dish.
- Chef's Knife: Essential for chopping vegetables, including preparing green beans into bite-size pieces or slicing onions if used in the recipe variant.
- Cutting Board: A necessary tool to chop and prepare ingredients safely on a stable surface.
- Steamer Basket: Useful for steaming green beans, preserving nutrients and texture without soaking them in water, which aligns with healthier cooking methods mentioned in the recipe.
- Digital Kitchen Scale: Although not directly necessary, it can ensure precise measurements of ingredients like nuts or spices for a consistent dish every time.
- Glass Mixing Bowls: Convenient for mixing and preparing the salad components together without any chemical reactions from plasticware.
- Measuring Cups: Important for accurately measuring ingredients, ensuring the recipe's balance in flavor is maintained.
- Salad Spinner: While not directly used for making green beans with pepitas, a salad spinner can help to clean and dry leafy greens before they are added to any dish that includes them.
1 pound slender green beans, trimmed
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 cup (about 2 1/2 ounces) pepitas (shelled raw pumpkin seeds)*
Coarse kosher salt
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 large garlic clove, minced
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