Green Bean Almondine Recipe: Easy Green Bean Side Dish: Recipe by Diane Kometa: Dishin With Di #115

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are often less expensive.

Trim the ends of the string beans and blanch them in boiling salted water for about 3 minutes.

Plunge the blanched string beans into a bowl filled with ice water to stop the cooking process.

Drain the string beans and blot them dry with paper towels.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Spread sliced almonds on a parchment-lined baking sheet and toast them in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes until fragrant.

Heat a pan over medium heat and add olive oil and unsalted butter.

Once the butter melts, add chopped sweet onion, minced garlic, and optional hot pepper flakes to the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until the onions caramelize.

Add chopped fresh thyme to the pan and cook for an additional 3 minutes.

Add the blanched string beans and toasted almonds to the pan, then squeeze fresh lemon juice over the mixture.

Season with salt and toss everything together, cooking for another 3 to 4 minutes until heated through.

Cooking Techniques

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