Description
A simple and delicious dish featuring blanched French green beans sautéed with butter and almonds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound French green beans (Haricot verts)
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (or olive oil or plant-based butter, for vegan)
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Trim the green beans. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water.
- Blanch the beans: Add the beans to the boiling water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes (or 4 to 5 minutes for standard green beans), until tender but still crisp. Right when the beans are tender, remove them from the boiling water with tongs and transfer them to the bowl of ice water. Once cool, drain and pat them dry on a clean dish cloth. (You can blanch the beans up to 3 days in advance and refrigerate until completing Step 3.)
- Cook the beans: In a medium skillet, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the sliced almonds and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant but not yet browned. Add the dried green beans and salt and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until warmed through and almonds are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more, until the garlic is fragrant. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest. Taste and add a few more pinches of salt if necessary.
Notes
- This dish can be made ahead of time, as you can blanch the beans up to 3 days in advance.
- For a vegan option, substitute salted butter with olive oil or plant-based butter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Vegetable Side Dish
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg