Green Beans with Flaked Toasted Almonds

These Green Beans with Toasted Almonds make the perfect side for any given dish. They are crunchy, tasty, tangy, and light. They are my first option for a heavy meal, such as Christmas or Thanksgiving dinners.

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Ingredients

• Green beans
• Garlic powder
• Spring onion
• Lemon
• Clementine (optional)
• Silvered almonds
• Vegan butter or margarine

Salt and pepper to season.

See quantities and full instructions in the recipe card.

Instructions

To make these Green Beans with Toasted Almonds you need to follow very simple steps.

Toast the almonds. In a skillet on low heat, toast the almonds carefully to prevent them from burning. Reserve.

Melt the vegan butter. In the same skillet and add the sliced spring onion and garlic powder.

Add the citrus. Stir in the clementine and lemon juices.

Steam the beans. Return the empty skillet to the stovetop, add the green beans. Cover and cook over medium heat.

Garnish. Off the heat, add the reserved toasted almonds, the spring onions, and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

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Recipe: Green Beans with Flaked Toasted Almonds

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Perfect for Christmas dinner or brunch, these green beans with flaked almonds make the perfect side for any given dish. They are crunchy, tasty, tangy, and light.

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Appetizer, Sides

Cuisine Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings 4 Servings

Calories 268 kcal

Equipment

• Skillet

Ingredients

 

CupsMetric

 

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• 1 pound green beans trimmed
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 spring onion thinly sliced
• 1 lemon juiced
• 1 clementine juiced
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons vegan butter or margarine
• sea salt
• peppercorns

Optional:

• parsley to garnish

Instructions

 

• Toast almonds. In a skillet on low heat, toast the almonds carefully to prevent them from burning. Reserve.
  ½ cup sliced almonds
• Melt the vegan butter. In the same skillet over medium-low heat, melt the vegan butter (or margarine), add the sliced spring onion and garlic powder, and cook for a minute.
  1 spring onion, 2 tablespoons vegan butter, 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• Add juices. Stir in the clementine and lemon juices and 1 tablespoon water. About 2 minutes. Reserve.
  1 lemon, 1 clementine
• Steam green beans. Return the empty skillet to the stovetop, add the green beans, ½ cup water, and one teaspoon salt. Cover and cook over medium heat, occasionally stirring, until the beans are tender but have a crunchy bite, about 8 minutes.
  1 pound green beans
• Season. Off the heat, add the reserved toasted almonds, the spring onions, and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve with chopped parsley if desired.
  sea salt, peppercorns, parsley

Nutrition

Calories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 9gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 54mgPotassium: 546mgFiber: 8gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1086IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 136mgIron: 3mg

Keyword almonds, flakes, green beans

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