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Lemon-Garlic Green Beans Recipe

Lemon-Garlic Green Beans

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By
Dana McCauley
Photography by
Yvonne Duivenvoorden
This simple treatment dresses up green beans and makes them special.

Ingredients

1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  grated lemon peel
2 tsp  (10 mL)  lemon juice
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp  (1 mL)  each salt and pepper
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  butter, melted
1 lb  (500 g)  green beans
1/4 cup  (50 mL)  toasted slivered almonds (optional)

Preparation

Whisk lemon peel with lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Blend in butter. Reserve. Cut away stem ends from green beans and cut into 2-inch (5-cm) lengths. Blanch in a saucepan of boiling, salted water for about 5 minutes or until bright green but still crisp. Drain well and stir in butter mixture. Toss with slivered almonds, if using.

More Information

Tip: Mix green beans with wax beans for a more colourful side dish or substitute asparagus for beans for a more upscale presentation.

Note: If you are making this recipe ahead, reserve the lemon juice until the last moment since it will discolour the beans if left on for too long. 

Serving(s)
8
Nutritional Information
Per each of 8 servings: about
Calories 46
Fat (total) 3 g
Carbohydrate 5 g
Protein 1 g
Fibre 1 g
Sodium 86 mg

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