French Green Beans Almondine Food

GREEN BEAN ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Place green beans in a saucepan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook until beans are al dente, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat. Add olive oil and mix thoroughly. Add almond slivers, mix until coated, and spread out evenly in the bottom of the skillet. Stir continuously, until almonds just begin to turn golden brown. Remove almonds to a small bowl and continue stirring for 1 minute until cool enough to taste. Add salt.
• Pour almonds over green beans and toss to ensure even coating. Serve warm.

GREEN BEANS ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Slice fresh beans French style and cook, covered in a small amount of boiling salted water until crisp-tender.
• (Or cook frozen beans according to package directions).
• Drain.
• Cook almonds in butter over low heat, stirring occasionally, until golden.
• Remove from heat and add juice.
• Pour over beans.

FRENCH GREEN BEANS ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Blanch French green beans in pot of boiling salted water for 3 minutes.
• Drain and put into bowl of ice water. Drain when cool.
• Melt butter over low heat, add Dijon mustard and blend well. Add lemon juice and let come to a boil.
• Toast sliced almonds and hazelnuts until golden brown. Pour Dijon sauce over beans and toss. Sprinkle toasted nuts over the top.

GREEN BEANS AMANDINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice cubes, add a few cups of cold water and place a strainer inside.
• Add 2 teaspoons kosher salt and the green beans to the boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain the green beans and immediately put into the strainer set inside the ice water. Let sit until cold, about 2 minutes; drain well and pat dry with paper towels.
• In a small saute pan over medium heat, add in the almonds and cook until lightly toasted. Transfer the almonds to a small bowl.
• Add the butter, garlic and green beans into a large saute pan and cook over medium-high heat, tossing to coat the beans. Cook until the beans are heated through and al dente, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a platter. Top with the toasted almonds.

FRENCH CUT GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS AND FRIED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a high-sided saute pan. If using fresh beans, cut them lengthwise while you wait for the water to boil.
• Add salt and green beans to boiling water and cook until just tender. Drain beans and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the butter. When butter is melted, add the almonds and cook until golden brown.
• Return the green beans to the pan, along with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, add salt and pepper, to taste. When warmed through, top with fried onions.

LEMON-DIJON GREEN BEANS ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Melt margarine in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add beans; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender.
• Stir in lemon juice, mustard and dill; cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Sprinkle with nuts.