wax bean
noun
: a kidney bean with pods that turn creamy yellow to bright yellow when mature enough for use as snap beans
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Red Kuri squash with stracciatella and hazelnut, Halibut with wax beans and Jonah crab butter, and a crowd-pleasing dessert in the form of a Churro ice cream sandwich with vanilla ice cream and Cajeta caramel sauce.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Avocado, mint, and wax beans really round this one out.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 5 July 2023
Try them on a pile of blanched green or yellow wax beans from the farmers market.
—Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
Meanwhile, in second large bowl, toss green and wax beans with 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2019
In second large bowl, toss green and wax beans with 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2019
In batches, cook green beans, yellow wax beans, and corn in boiling salted water until just tender, 3 minutes.
—Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
Romano beans are an Italian flat bean in the same family as garden variety string beans, which also counts fancy French haricots verts and yellow wax beans as siblings.
—Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit, 29 May 2018
Rigatoni with yellow wax beans and gold tomatoes is saved from ordinariness by a very good pesto in which pistachios do the work of pine nuts.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Avocado, mint, and wax beans really round this one out.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 5 July 2023
Try them on a pile of blanched green or yellow wax beans from the farmers market.
—Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
Meanwhile, in second large bowl, toss green and wax beans with 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2019
In second large bowl, toss green and wax beans with 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2019
In batches, cook green beans, yellow wax beans, and corn in boiling salted water until just tender, 3 minutes.
—Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
Romano beans are an Italian flat bean in the same family as garden variety string beans, which also counts fancy French haricots verts and yellow wax beans as siblings.
—Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit, 29 May 2018
Rigatoni with yellow wax beans and gold tomatoes is saved from ordinariness by a very good pesto in which pistachios do the work of pine nuts.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
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