A great simple holiday veggie recipe! Flavors of browned almonds and lemon squeeze to brighten the veggie up! Simple enough to whip up in 15 minutes for those weeknight meals too!
A great simple holiday veggie recipe! Flavors of browned almonds and lemon squeeze to brighten the veggie up! Simple enough to whip up in 15 minutes for those weeknight meals too!
Course Side Dish, Veggies
Cuisine American
Keyword green beans, green beans almondine, veggies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Author Winnie Kison
Ingredients
2tablespoonsolive oil
1/3cupsliced almonds
2clovesgarlicminced
1teaspoonfresh lemon juice
16ozbag green beans or haricot verts
1/2cupwater4 oz
sea salt to taste
Instructions
Preheat pan to low medium heat with olive oil. Add in sliced almonds to cook for 5 minutes, moving almonds on pan around often. Cook until lightly browned, then add in garlic and lemon juice. Remove from pan and leave to side.
Add green beans into pan with water and sea salt. Cover and allow to blanch for 3 minutes until water is evaporated, then turn off heat.
Toss almond mixture back to stir together! Add more fresh lemon juice if desired, and salt and pepper to taste.