haricot vert

noun

har·​i·​cot vert ˌär-ē-kō-ˈver 

plural haricots verts ˌär-ē-kō-ˈver  also haricot verts ˌär-ē-kō-ˈver(z) 

: a thin green bean

Round out the meal with steamed new potatoes and haricots verts (thin green beans favored in France) or regular green beans.

—Tricia Callas

Examples of haricot vert in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lemony Green Bean Pasta Salad Seek out thin haricots verts (a.k.a. —Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024

Lewandowski, a chef who moved there from Amsterdam in 2022, arranges vegetables from the local farmers’ market and their property’s 10-acre garden — tomatoes, treviso radicchio, haricots verts, scallions — directly onto white tablecloths to kaleidoscopic effect. —Alexa Brazilian Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024

French cut green beans are haricots verts sliced horizontally, producing thinner strands of beans, if not the bodies of people who eat them by the pound. —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024

New potatoes soak in the dressing along with slender green beans (haricots verts), radishes, and chives. —Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024

Add haricots verts: Add haricots verts, and cook until beans are tender-crisp, about 1 minute. —Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2024

Get The Recipe 22 of 25 Penne with Green Beans and Tomatoes This penne dish is bursting with flavor thanks to delicious veggies, including grape tomatoes and haricots verts. —Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024

Cook until haricots verts are warm and liquid is slightly reduced, 1 to 2 minutes. —Bill Borman, Country Living, 14 July 2023

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 lb. haricots verts, trimmed 6 tbsp. —Bill Borman, Country Living, 14 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

French, green haricot

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above