Sig's Beans with Onions and Pine Nuts

• 750 grams green fresh beans of choice ( green beans, string beans , snake beans)
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion (150g) ,thinly sliced
• 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
• 2 tbsp brown sugar (or sweetner of choice)
• 3 tsp raspberry vinegar
• 1/2 cup pine nuts or flaked almonds (40g) toasted
• 2 tsp chopped fresh coriander
• 1 pinch of chilli or paprika

1. Heat oil in pan and saute the onion slices with the chilli flakes .
2. Add the sugar , vinegar and coriander reduce down to a syrup
3. Trim the beans and cut into small pieces , heat in microwave , boil or steam
4. Toast the pine nuts or almond flakes
5. Add the beans with the pine nuts to the onion syrup , mix well .
6. Cool slightly and serve with blinis , in a pancake or omelette
7. Sprinkle top of pancake or omelette with paprika or chilli

choice, olive oil, onion, red chilli, brown sugar, raspberry vinegar, pine nuts, fresh coriander, chilli

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/331536-sigs-beans-with-onions-and-pine-nuts (may not work)