Roasted Butter Beans With Sage And Almonds Food

GREEN BEANS WITH BROWNED BUTTER ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Trim the ends of the green beans and rinse well, set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium low heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the almonds and cook for 2-3 minutes , stirring, until the nuts and butter become fragrantly nutty and begin to brown.
• Add the green beans, and the kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add 1 or 2 tablespoon of water or chicken broth to the pan to add more steam to the pan and cover with a lid and simmer until the beans are al denté, 4-5 minutes more, tossing the beans and almonds occasionally so the nuts don't burn.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of butter with the juice of 1/2 off the lemon, and season with more salt and pepper and toss. Add more lemon juice to taste.

PAN-ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH GOLDEN ALMONDS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and add salt (a teaspoon or so, or to taste). Fill a large bowl with ice and water. Add the green beans to the boiling water and cook until bright green but still firm, about 2 minutes. Drain and transfer to the ice water. When cool, drain again. Pat dry with paper towels until completely dry.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the almonds and the oil, adding more oil if needed to just cover the almonds. Cook over medium heat until the almonds are golden, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the shallot. It will cook in the residual heat.
• Coat a large skillet with oil. Heat over medium-high heat until very hot but not smoking. Add the beans and season with salt. Cook, tossing frequently, until charred dark brown in spots and tender-crisp, about 7 minutes.
• Top with the almond mixture, then the parsley. Grate the zest from a quarter of the lemon directly over the beans, then cut the lemon into wedges for serving. Season with pepper and serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Fill a large high sided skillet with some water, adding enough to be just shy of the rim of the pan by about 1 inch. Place over high heat and bring up to boil; add a big pinch of salt and the green beans. Cook for about 5 minutes, the beans should still be crisp. Drain the beans and then run them under some cold water to stop them from cooking. Reserve the beans while you start the onions.
• Return the skillet you cooked the beans in to the cook top over medium heat. Add the almonds and toast stirring every now and then until golden, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the almonds from the skillet and reserve. Return the skillet to the heat and add the butter and olive oil and heat until the butter has melted. Add the onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes. Add the thyme, and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the cooked cooled green beans and almonds, and stir well to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

ROASTED BUTTER BEANS WITH SAGE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place beans, oil, almonds, sage, salt and pepper in a baking dish and toss to combine.
• Top with butter and roast for 15 minutes until the beans are tender and golden.
• Place roasted beans in a bowl and pour the butter mixture over to serve.

GREEN BEANS WITH SHALLOTS, GARLIC & TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Cook green beans in boiling salted water until tender, then drain and cool under running water. Set aside.
• Put olive oil, shallots, garlic cloves and some salt in a frying pan, then cook gently for about 8 mins until soft but not brown. Tip in the beans and a grind of pepper, toss well, then warm through. Finish with a squeeze of lemon and toasted flaked almonds.

BUTTERY ALMOND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the beans, water and soup mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are crisp-tender, 15-20 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine the almonds, cheese and paprika. Drain beans; drizzle with butter and sprinkle with almond mixture. Toss to coat.

GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Clean and trim green beans.
• Simmer in lightly salted water until just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Drain and rinse in cold water to keep the color bright; set aside.
• Put remaining ingredients (except almonds) in a saucepan over medium heat and cook for two minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add green beans and almonds and stir briefly to coat.

GREEN BEANS WITH GARLIC BUTTER AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Steam or boil the green beans until tender but still crisp; plunge into ice water or very cold water then drain well.
• Place the beans onto a clean tea towel then pat dry using paper towels.
• Place the beans into a heat proof bowl.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add in fresh garlic and chili flakes and stir 2 minutes (do not allow the butter to brown).
• Mix in the brown sugar, soy sauce and white vinegar; bring to a boil mixing constantly.
• Remove from heat then pour over the beans toss to coat.
• Mix in the almonds.

TUSCAN BEANS WITH SAGE

Steps:

• Combine sage, garlic and oil in a saucepan and sauté for several minutes, until the garlic is golden.
• Add the tomatoes, lemon juice and cannellini beans and continue to cook for about 10 more minutes or until everything is hot.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot or cold.