Green Beans in Pepper Butter

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 medium yellow sweet pepper, coarsely shredded
6 tablespoons margarine or butter, softened
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1-1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed
1 large yellow sweet pepper, cut into thin strips

Directions:

Melt 1 tablespoon margarine or butter in a small saucepan. Add the pepper. Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Set aside.
Using a blender, or food processor, blend or process the 6 tablespoons softened margarine or butter and the pine nuts until almost smooth. Add the cooked sweet pepper, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper, Cover; blend or process until almost smooth. Set aside.
In a covered saucepan cook beans in a small amount of boiling water for 12 minutes. Add the sweet pepper strips the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain the beans and sweet pepper strips. Serve combined and tossed in a serving bowl.

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