Green Beans with Hazelnut Butter

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds green beans
• ¹/₃ cup hazelnuts
• ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons shallot
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• + 1 more ingredients
• • ½ teaspoon salt

Stir together butter, shallot, zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl until combined. Add hazelnuts and stir until combined well. Cook beans in a 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, until just tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain beans in a colander, then return hot beans...

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