Fine french beans with Moroccan spiced dates and mandarin

By Maranda Engelbrecht

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

200 g fine French beans
2 T honey
2 T Moroccan paste
8 dates, pitted and sliced
3 mandarins, thinly sliced

Method

Boil the beans in salted water until soft but crisp. In a small saucepan, heat the honey and Moroccan paste.
Add the sliced date and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat, add the sliced mandarin and allow to heat through.
Strain the cooked beans and top with the orange and date mix.
Cook's note: Chermoula is a favourite Moroccan spice paste, available from delis.

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Fine french beans with Moroccan spiced dates and mandarin

Fine french beans with Moroccan spiced dates and mandarin

Ingredients

Method