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Green beans · 25 min · Serves 4

Green bean bundles with bacon, honey and thyme

Green bean bundles wrapped in smoked bacon, glazed with honey and thyme: a festive side ready in 25 minutes.

Green bean bundles with bacon, honey and thyme

Ingredients

  • 250 g Moorea extra-fine green beans
  • 8 thin slices of smoked bacon
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • A few sprigs of thyme
  • Pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Cook the beans for 4 minutes in salted boiling water, then cool them in iced water.
  3. Make 8 small bundles and wrap each one in a slice of bacon.
  4. Place them on a baking tray, drizzle with honey, add the thyme and season with pepper.
  5. Bake for 12 minutes, until the bacon is golden.

💡 Vegetarian? Swap the bacon for a thin strip of blanched leek.