Mimosa Green Beans: Easy and Quick Recipe with Boiled Eggs

Mimosa green beans are a fresh and practical Italian side dish: boiled green beans, thinly sliced onion, and crumbled boiled eggs “mimosa style,” like in the classic salad. It’s an easy and quick recipe, perfect when you want to serve something light yet refined (also great prepared in advance, as it tastes excellent cold).

Mimosa Green Beans

Mimosa green beans, easy side dish, quick recipe, hard-boiled eggs, onion.A simple yet impressive dish: tender green beans, dressed with oil and a splash of vinegar, topped with a "mimosa" of crumbled hard-boiled eggs. Perfect as a light side for meat and fish, also ideal to prepare in advance.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Course: Side dish

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 gr. Green Beans
• 1 nr Large Onion
• to taste Olive Oil
• to taste Flavored Vinegar
• to taste Salt
• to taste Pepper
• 3 nr Hard-Boiled Eggs

Instructions

• Boil the green beans in salted water for 10–12 minutes (they should remain green and tender). Drain and immediately cool under cold running water (or in a bowl with water and ice), then dry well.
• Prepare the hard-boiled eggs: place them in cold water, bring to a boil and cook for 9–10 minutes. Cool, peel and set aside.
• Slice the onion very thinly. If it is strong, leave it in cold water for 10–15 minutes (optional), then drain and dry.
• In a bowl, combine the green beans and onion. Season with olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Mix gently.
• Mimosa effect: separate the egg whites and yolks. Finely chop the whites and crumble the yolks on top (also with a coarse grater). Finish and serve.

Tips and Variations

• For a rounder taste, use sweet red onion or spring onion.
• If preparing in advance, add the egg “mimosa” just before serving to keep it drier and more attractive.
• Want a richer version? Add some flakes of Parmigiano or toasted almond slivers.

Storage

Keeps refrigerated in a closed container for 24 hours. It’s best to add the eggs at serving time if possible.