Green Bean Dippers with Fig Pumpkin Seed Sauce

Green Bean Dippers with Fig Pumpkin Seed Sauce

Kids will love dipping crisp green beans into this seasonal pumpkin seed sauce.

Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (9)

  • 24 oz Green Beans
  • 1 T Butter
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ cup Pepitas
  • 1 T Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 cup Fig Preserves

Directions

  1. To prepare green beans, place beans in microwave and cook according to package directions. Toss with butter, salt and pepper.
  2. Preheat broiler.
  3. Place pepitas on a baking sheet. Drizzle with vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Place under the broiler 2 minutes, or until nicely toasted. Combine pepitas with fig preserves.
  4. Serve green beans with sauce for dipping, or toss green beans with sauce and place on a platter.