In French, the word for "bean" is haricot, and the word for "green" is vert. So if you've wondered whether haricots verts (Ah-ree-koh VERH) is just a gourmet way of saying "green beans," the answer is ...

A lovely young vegetable of late spring and summer that we have been rediscovering in our country of late is the slender, very immature green bean that goes by the evocative French name, "haricot vert ...

A recipe can impress with its flavors without requiring endless hours of prep. This simple dish of blanched asparagus and haricots verts is a great example. The vegetables get nothing but a quick ...

Grilled salmon is wonderful for dinner, of course, but I like to have some leftover. It works so well in salads such as this one, inspired by the haricots verts--French string beans--being sold at ...

Perfect for springtime, this delicious side dish features haricots verts sautéed in olive oil and butter with fresh morels. Dried morels can be used if fresh are unavailable by soaking 1 cup (1 ounce) ...

Purple beans get their eggplant color from plant pigments called anthocyanins, but as the beans cook, the pigment disappears and they turn green. In terms of their flavor, purple beans tend to be a ...

While grocery shopping, I came across frozen haricots verts . I love these French string beans, but often have difficulty finding fresh ones of good quality. These inspired me to make a salad. First, ...

Haricots vert (ARE-ree-coh VAIR) means simply “green beans” in French. These small, slender, early-season vegetables are a type of snap bean favored in France. They are more difficult to grow and thus ...

When you think of green beans your mind might wander to plates of vegetables your mom forced you to eat as a kid. They make a dinner plate look and feel kind of blah but add a serving of haricot verts ...

In a riff on a traditional green bean casserole, Food & Wine’s Justin Chapple makes a bright and punchy green bean salad with a mustard vinaigrette and tops it with crispy oven-baked Yukon Gold potato ...