Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Green Beans with Frizzled Prosciutto and Gouda |

Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Green Beans with Frizzled Prosciutto and Gouda

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Jun 6
When we bought our house 2 years ago, it was not much more than walls and a cement floor. The person we bought it from had bought it as an investment, planning to fix it up and re-sell it. He was young and inexperienced, and ran out of money and motivation, so we jumped on the deal, excited to buy our first home together as a married couple. We spent a couple months doing everything to the house, from installing the whole bathroom to putting in flooring. It was a lot of work, (and luckily I have a great husband so I didn’t have to do a lot of the manual labor!) But it was a project. A HUGE project. After a couple of months, the house was livable, so we moved from my in-laws basement into our first home.

Since moving in, we have slowed down a lot. It takes a lot of money to completely remodel a house, so right now, we are just working on it one project at a time. So why do I bring all of this up, when this is a food blog? Well, the current project is in the kitchen. I’ll write more about it and show pictures once it is complete, but my kitchen has been almost inoperable for the past week. I almost thought that I wasn’t going to get my recipe done for this week’s installment of the Cookbook of the Month. But luckily, one of my best friends in the world came over to visit last night, so we pulled the kitchen together so I could make dinner for her.

I was looking for simplicity. And really, looking through this cookbook, so many of the dishes are simple, but very delicious sounding! I came across this recipe for green beans and I remembered seeing fresh green beans at the grocery store earlier this week. So the menu was chosen and a grocery list was made. But somehow I got things just a little bit mixed up. The original recipe calls for Gruyere, not Gouda. But somehow, Gouda ended up in my shopping basket. But all was not lost because the Gouda worked just fine in this dish, and was actually quite good!!

If this recipe is an indicator of how good the other recipes in this book are going to be, then I can’t wait to work my way into it!!

Green Beans with Frizzled Prosciutto and Gouda
adapted from The Culinary Institute of America – Vegetables

Serves 8

3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced shallot
salt and pepper as needed
7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb. green beans, ends trimmed
1/4 lb. prosciutto, thinly sliced
1/4 lb. Gouda cheese, cut into sticks

Combine lemon juice, vinegar, shallots, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Gradually whisk in 6 tablespoons olive oil. Season with additional salt and pepper, if needed. Set aside.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook until bright green and just barely tender to the bite, about 3 minutes. Drain the green beans and rinse with cold water until they feel cool. Drain well.

Toss the green beans and the dressing together and let them marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Heat remaining olive oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the proscuitto to the hot oil and cook until it “frizzles, ” about 2 minutes. Add the proscuitto and the Gouda to the beans and dressing. Season with additional salt and pepper if necessary. Serve at room temperature.
21 Comments

21 Responses to “Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Green Beans with Frizzled Prosciutto and Gouda”

glamah16 said on June 6th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

All the CIA recipes are terrific. Cant wait to see your kitchen.

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noble pig said on June 6th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Frizzled? Love that! This looks like the perfect dish for friends.

Congrats on the kitchen!

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eatme_delicious said on June 6th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

I’m glad you bought the wrong kind of cheese because gouda sounds like it would be way better! Looks delicious. I didn’t used to like green beans but now I’ve started to crave them.

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kat said on June 6th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

Oh I want to make this if only to say the word “frizzled”

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Gigi said on June 6th, 2008 at 7:05 pm

I love the CIA books! I have the baking one right now and there are so many great recipes! And your green bean side dish sounds delicious especially since gouda is one of my favorite cheeses.

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Maryann said on June 6th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

Hi Deb! This sounds so good!

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Jenny said on June 6th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

Yum,
I used “Frizzled Prosciutto” on my last Build a Better Burger competition. I’ll have to make this recipe for sure! It looks great!

Good luck with your kitchen!

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PheMom said on June 7th, 2008 at 1:07 am

This just sounds awesome! Can’t wait to see pictures of the kitchen! Good luck!

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Sophie said on June 7th, 2008 at 3:22 am

Green beans are my favorite veggie, next to sweet potatoes. I love how crunchy and fresh they are.

Hope you get your kitchen back soon…but anytime I see/hear the words ‘remodel’ and ‘kitchen’ in the same sentence, I can’t help but get excited!

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Peabody said on June 7th, 2008 at 8:17 am

I love the gouda…that sounds great.

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RecipeGirl said on June 7th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

I’ve looked at this cookbook before. I don’t think I have it yet (does that tell you that I have too many cookbooks?… that I don’t even know if I have it??!!)

I like the sound of “frizzled prosciutto” and the addition of gouda sounds great w/ green beans.

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Mary said on June 7th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

Those beans looks fabulous! I’ve been eying this cookbook. I have to wait until I get a gift card to Borders or sneak it in without my husband noticing though!

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kellypea said on June 7th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

Green beans find their way to our table regularly. We love them, and the prosciutto is perfect for them. Gouda, huh? Funny, but delicious too! Can’t wait to see your kitchen!

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kamailesfood said on June 7th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

This sounds like it would be a good cookbook for me. Branch out from our normal side salad to get in our veggies. This recipe sounds great. Fresh green beans are so much better than the canned variety. And of course cheese makes everything taste better.

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Lore said on June 7th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

You’re one lucky woman! Can’t wait to see the pictures

As for the recipe, all you had to do is write Prosciutto and Gouda and you had my attention. Sounds delish!

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Suzana said on June 7th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

Mmmm, that looks like a very interesting combination! And congrats on the new kitchen.

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Emiline said on June 7th, 2008 at 6:57 pm

I’m all about anything with Prosciutto.

Can’t wait to see the kitchen!

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Kevin said on June 7th, 2008 at 7:41 pm

This sounds like a really tasty way to serve green beans!

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Patsyk said on June 8th, 2008 at 3:00 am

I love recipes like this for green beans! My boys don’t but no matter, I’ll give it a try if the green beans look good this week!

Good luck with the kitchen remodel I can’t wait for you to share pictures.

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Grace said on June 9th, 2008 at 9:09 am

oh, how i love green beans. there just aren’t enough recipes focusing on them, and that’s a fact. this one looks like a winner, if only for the fact that the title contains the word “frizzled.” i love it!

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Rosie said on June 9th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

This really sounds so good!

Congrats on your kitchen

Rosie x

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