Garlic Green Beans
These garlic green beans are a delicious side dish. They are quick and easy to make and full of all garlicky buttery goodness.
Why This Recipe Works
- Vibrant green beans teamed with garlic butter goodness
- Easy and delicious vegetable side dish
- The BEST way to serve frozen green beans
Ingredients you will need
- salt
- green beans
- olive oil
- butter
- garlic
- almonds
- salt & pepper
Ingredient Notes and Substitutes
- Green beans: I generally use frozen beans when I make this recipe. You can of course use fresh green beans. Just be sure to top and tail them and trim them as necessary. I usually use whole baby beans but you can use sliced mature beans. This same recipe works equally well with broccoli florets.
- Olive oil and butter: I like to use a combination of olive oil and butter but you could of course use all olive oil or all butter.
- Almonds: I love the crunch nuts add to green beans, walnuts or sesame seeds are also nice.
Step-by-step instructions
Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Garlic Green Bean recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.
Prep: Blanch the beans. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the beans and blanch for 1-2 minutes until they are vibrant green in colour. Remove from the water (drain) and cool quickly by running them under cold water or putting them in a bowl of iced water.
Step one: Heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet or frypan. Add the crushed garlic and chopped almonds, then pan fry until fragrant.
Step two: Add the blanched green beans to the hot garlicky butter. Cook/toss until the beans are tender and heated through and are coated in butter, garlic and almonds.
Enjoy!
Top Tips & FAQs
Here is how you can make this garlic green beans recipe perfectly every time!
- Taking the time to blanch the beans will give this easy side dish the perfect texture and a beautiful green color.
- Crushing your whole garlic cloves rather than using store-bought minced garlic will give you the best flavor, and will mean a lot less splattering when you add the garlic to the oil and butter.
Garlic Green Beans
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Ingredients
Blanched green beans
- water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 500 grams green beans
- iced water
Garlic Green Beans
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablepsoon butter
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- ¼ cup almonds finely chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Prep
- Blanch the beans. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the beans and blanch for 1-2 minutes until they are vibrant green in colour. Remove from the water (drain) and cool quickly by running them under cold water or putting them in a bowl of iced water.
Cook
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a skillet or frypan.
- Add the crushed garlic and chopped almonds, pan fry until fragrant.
- Add the blanched green beans to the hot garlicky butter. Cook/toss until the beans are heated through and are coated in butter, garlic and almonds.Season with salt and pepper
Notes
- Taking the time to blanch the beans will give this easy side dish the perfect texture and a beautiful green color.
- Crushing your whole garlic cloves rather than using store-bought minced garlic will give you the best flavor, and will mean a lot less splattering when you add the garlic to the oil and butter.
- Green beans: I generally use frozen beans when I make this recipe. You can of course use fresh green beans. Just be sure to top and tail them and trim them as necessary. I usually use whole baby beans but you can use sliced mature beans. This same recipe works equally well with broccoli florets.
- Olive oil and butter: I like to use a combination of olive oil and butter but you could of course use all olive oil or all butter.
- Almonds: I love the crunch nuts add to green beans, walnuts or sesame seeds are also nice.
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