Green Beans Almondine

Green beans in brown butter with toasted almonds. A classic French side that takes 10 minutes.

15 minServes 4Easy

Green BeansGarlic

Summer — freshly picked beans have a sweetness and snap that shop-bought cannot match.

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Serves 4

Ingredients

400ggreen beans, trimmed
60gbutter
50gflaked almonds
2 clovesgarlic, sliced
juice of 1/2lemon
to tastesalt and black pepper

Method

1Blanch beans in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes until bright green and tender-crisp. Drain and refresh in cold water.
2In the same pan, melt butter over medium heat until foaming. Add almonds and toast, stirring, until golden — 2 minutes.
3Add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add beans and toss to coat.
4Squeeze over lemon and season. Serve immediately.

Tips

Watch the butter closely — it goes from brown to burnt in seconds.

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