Bathing suit packed, sunblock stashed, flip flops on...what else do I need. Oh yes, these AMAZING green beans for the loads of cocktails and charcuterie platters that are on the menu for this boushy Palm Springs Birthday Weekend!
We were so excited when we got the invite to spend this blistering august summer in Palm Springs with our sister-in-laws. We feel like real adults being invited for a Palm Springs weekend. AND we aren't messing around, we rented a beautiful classic Palm Springs retro house and have the most amazing dinner reservations set up all weekend. It's going to be amazing...did I mention our fabulous boushy weekend is also landing on the hottest heatwave to hit Southern California. Here we come 118 degree weather, nothing is going to stop us!!! Let the birthday festivities begin!
I'm not sure if our sister-in-laws know what's going to hit them when we roll up to this Modern Spanish Style Hacienda with a Palm Springs twist. Cause we are rolling deep with our bean bag toss game, bottles and bottles of vodka (for martinis of course, shaken not stirred), and dare I say it...hopefully a Slip n' Slide!! That's what happens when you invite your little brother and his wife, we bring the party!!!
But let's get back to the real point of this weekend, not that we are celebrating these beautiful ladies birthdays or anything BUT these green beans should be on everyone's packing list. Paired with cheese and meats for a delicious pool side snack, or slipped into a spicy Bloody Marry, these things will go FAST! Make a huge batch or you will need to ration them out.
Serves a bunch of fancy friends
Ingredients for Herbivore + Caveman alike:
Beautiful container to pickle your green beans in
Green Beans, ends trimmed (As many as you can fit in the container that you are choosing)
3 cups White Vinegar
4 cloves of Garlic, sliced
2 Tbs coarse Salt
1 Tbs Black Pepper, coarsely ground (I like to leave big chunks)
2 tsp Sugar
1 Tbs of Chili Pepper Flakes (In my book the hotter the better)
HINTS:
Smoosh green beans and sliced garlic into your beautiful container
In a saucepan, combine vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar and Chili pepper flakes and bring to a boil
Gingerly pour hot liquid into jar ensuring you don't scold yourself in the process like me.
Seal and close your container and let goodness cool to room temperature before moving the green beans to the fridge.
Pair them with meats and cheeses for a fancy cheese platter, dunk them in a Bloody Mary or just snack on them al natural. Seriously soooo good, devour them as soon as they are nice and cold or let them sit as long as you can hold off. They are the kind of snack that just gets better and better as it sits in this beautiful liquid gold!