Green Beans Almondine (w/ Lemon Zest)

Gentle but buttery inexperienced beans almondine is a basic vacation facet that my mother has been making since I can keep in mind. The crunchy slivered almonds and recent lemon zest add a welcome crunch and brightness to this straightforward veggie dish!

The vacation season is right here and I’m excited to share a recipe that’s been on my Thanksgiving desk since I can keep in mind (thanks Mother!). Numerous Thanksgiving sides are heavy and tacky (don’t get me flawed we love cheese), however this Thanksgiving facet is recent, zesty, and on the lighter facet.

This 2-part recipe options blanched inexperienced beans sautéed with shallot, garlic, almonds, and a squeeze of recent lemon juice. It’s made proper on the stovetop, liberating up precious oven house for different vacation staples like wholesome candy potato casserole and spatchcock turkey.

Our #1 tip for inexperienced beans almondine success? Don’t skip blanching the beans! This further (easy) step ensures the inexperienced beans keep shiny inexperienced in colour, whereas nonetheless being cooked inside. Add these inexperienced beans to your menu in the present day!

What You Want for Inexperienced Beans Almondine

• Inexperienced Beans
• Olive Oil + Butter
• Shallot + Garlic
• Salt + Pepper
• Lemon Juice + Zest
• Almonds

Inexperienced Beans Almondine Variations

Citrus: We love the brightness that recent lemon juice and zest add, however be at liberty to make use of orange juice and zest or omit it utterly.

Almonds: Be at liberty to make use of toasted almonds as a substitute of uncooked almonds. To toast almonds, add 1 tablespoon of butter to a pan and warmth over medium/excessive warmth. Sauté almonds for a couple of minutes, or till they develop into golden brown and aromatic. Take away from warmth instantly and use as instructed within the recipe. 

Storage

This certainly one of few vacation facet dishes that we advocate making recent (no precious oven house is required, although!). The crisp inexperienced beans and crunchy almonds actually shine if loved proper after making it. Should you do have leftover inexperienced beans, retailer them in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days.

We don’t advocate freezing inexperienced beans almondine.

Serving Strategies

Inexperienced beans almondine is mostly loved all through the vacation season (although we regularly marvel why we don’t make them extra usually!). They’re a recent and flavorful facet dish addition alongside Thanksgiving turkey, mashed candy potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon, and tacky scalloped potatoes. You might even make them instead of (or along with) wholesome inexperienced bean casserole!

Inexperienced Beans Almondine

This vacation season, whip up scrumptious inexperienced beans almondine in below half-hour. No treasured oven house wanted!

Prep:15 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner:15 minutes minutes

Whole:30 minutes minutes

Substances

• Ice tub
• 4 cups water
• 1.25 teaspoons salt divided (and to style)
• 1 lb. inexperienced beans rinsed, ends trimmed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter plus extra for serving
• 1 shallot minced
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1/8 teaspoon floor black pepper
• 2 teaspoons recent lemon juice
• 1/2 cups uncooked slivered almonds*
• lemon zest for garnish

Directions 

To Blanch the Inexperienced Beans

• Put together an ice tub: Add 4 cups of ice to a big bowl and fill the remainder of the bowl with water. Put aside.

• Fill a big pot with 3-4 cups of water. Add 1 teaspoon of salt. Deliver the water to a rolling boil on the stovetop.

• Place the inexperienced beans within the boiling water. Boil for two minutes.

• Instantly take away the pot from warmth and pressure out the inexperienced beans. Submerge the beans within the ice tub let sit for a minimum of 5-10 minutes.

For the Inexperienced Beans Almondine

• Whereas the inexperienced beans are cooling, warmth 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a big pan set over medium/excessive warmth.

• As soon as aromatic, add the shallot, garlic, salt, and pepper. Sauté for 3-4 minutes, or till the shallot is translucent.

• Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan. Combine within the chilled inexperienced beans and recent lemon juice.

• Sauté for 3-5 extra minutes. Toss within the almonds.

• Take away the pan from the warmth, give it a style take a look at, and add extra salt and pepper as wanted. Serve with lemon zest and extra butter.

Suggestions & Notes

• Storage: Retailer inexperienced beans in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days.
• Almonds: Be at liberty to make use of toasted almonds as a substitute of uncooked almonds. To toast almonds, add 1 tablespoon of butter to a pan and warmth over medium/excessive warmth. Sauté almonds for a couple of minutes, or till they develop into golden brown and aromatic. Take away from warmth instantly and use as instructed within the recipe. 

Diet details

Energy: 166kcal Carbohydrates: 9g Protein: 4g Fats: 13g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 2g