Green Beans with Walnuts & Garlic

1 pound green beans, trimmed

Coarse salt

½ bunch parsley

1 cup walnut halves

10 garlic cloves, peeled

1 chicken bouillon cube

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/3 cup olive oil

Drop beans into boiling, salted water. As soon as water returns to boil, remove beans and immediately plunge into iced water. Drain well. Place in large bowl and set aside.

Remove leaves from parsley and place in food processor fitted with metal blade. Set aside ¼ cup walnut halves fro garnish. Place remaining walnuts in food processor with parsley. Add garlic, bouillon cubes, and pepper. Process until mixture is like paste. With machine running, slowly drizzle in olive oil. Mixture should be the consistency of thick syrup. Pour over beans in bowl and toss to coat beans thoroughly. Serve at room temperature garnished with walnut halves.

Serves 4-6