Grilled Romano Beans

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb green romano beans, ends trimmed
• extra virgin olive oil (i used roughly 3 tablespoons of olive oil-a good quality one!)
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• sea salt (i used medium-coarse sicilian salt)
• pecorino romano cheese, freshly grated (optional, or other strongly flavored italian cheese such as parmesan, grana padano, etc.)

Recipe

• 1 heat grill pan over medium heat for 4 or 5 minutes. tip: if using an outdoor grill, thread the beans crosswise on bamboo skewers (skewers soaked in water first) on both the top and bottom of the beans.
• 2 in a shallow pan, lightly coat beans by rolling them in the olive oil.
• 3 place the romano beans on grill pan in a [single layer] and grill 4 minutes on each side.
• 4 transfer to a serving dish and garnish with the minced garlic, sprinkle with sea salt and cheese, if using.
• 5 servings are estimated.