This green beans almondine recipe is tender green beans tossed with butter and toasted almonds. It is not a green bean casserole.
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Green Beans Almondine
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Green Beans Almondine. From Olivia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound (450g) green beans, trimmed
- salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- black pepper
Instructions
- Boil the beans in salted water for 4 minutes. Drain.
- In a skillet, cook the almonds in butter until they smell toasty.
- Add the beans, lemon juice, and pepper. Toss 2 minutes.
Notes
Toast the almonds in the butter before the beans go in. They do not brown once the beans steam.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Boil
Four minutes, then drain. They finish in the butter.
Almonds
Sliced. Whole almonds take longer and stay hard.
Lemon
A teaspoon. More and it tastes like a salad.
Butter
Browned is welcome. Burnt is bitter.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Frozen beans?
Boil 2 minutes. They are already blanched.
Oil
Butter is the point. Oil will not taste the same.
Storage
Best the day you make them. Almonds soften overnight.
Garlic
One sliced clove in the butter is enough if you want it.