The Best Green Beans with Almonds
Author: Leslie Robinson
Serves: 4-6 servings
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt
- freshly ground pepper
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- Place saute pan over medium heat. Add slivered almonds to dry pan. Stir continuously until nuts are golden brown. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Prepare large bowl filled with ice water.
- Blanch green beans in large pot of boiling salted water for 4 minutes. They should be crisp-tender.
- Immediately remove green beans from boiling water and plunge into ice water to stop cooking and preserve the bright green color of bean.
- Pat green beans dry.
- Heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add green beans and toss until coated.
- Season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Leave greens beans on heat only until beans are hot.
- Place green beans on serving platter and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
Recipe by Every Kitchen Tells A Story at https://everykitchentellsastory.com/best-green-beans/
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