String Bean Almondine
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 4 cups green beans - ends cut off
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds - or more to personal preference
- 1-2 Tablespoons lemon juice - personal taste
- Salt - as needed
Instructions
- Bring a heavily salted pot of water to boil over high heat.
- Cook the green beans for 2-3 minutes, until you reach your desired level of doneness. Drain and rinse.
- While cooking the green beans, melt the butter and olive oil together in a skillet over medium heat.
- Once hot, add the slivered almonds and toast for 2-4 minutes, turning occasionally. You can toast until just lightly beige or until golden brown.
- Toss the cooked green beans with the butter, oil and almonds until fully coated.
- Remove skillet from heat and add lemon juice.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Add Crispy Bacon: Top the finished dish with crispy bacon or pancetta.
- Zest: Grated lemon zest along with the juice adds real fresh flavor, do not skip use fresh lemon for this recipe.
- Shallots: Toasted shallots add a real depth of flavor to this green bean dish.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Try cooking your green bean almondine recipe in the Instant Pot. It sautes and cooks in just the one pot.