Green Beans Almondine

Green Beans Almondine: A simple, yet impressive and flavorful way to serve fresh green beans in a lemon butter sauce. 

One of my favorite vegetables growing up was canned green beans. While I have little desire to eat canned green beans now, I do still love green beans.

I love green beans simply steamed or dressed up a little, as they are in the classic recipe for Green Beans Almondine.

Green Beans Almondine

Green Beans Almondine is a French dish but simply means “green beans with almonds”.

This dish is the opposite of complicated, yet it has a great presentation and a fabulous taste.

Buttery, crisp-tender green beans topped with toasted almonds for crunch and an added flavor, this side dish is almost effortless to make.

How To Make Green Bean Almondine

Step One: Blanch Green Beans

Blanching green beans is essential to this dish. Blanching just means to boil something lightly and then to shock in cold water.

• Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil.
• Season heavily with salt–about 1 tablespoon.
• Drop green beans into boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, or until just crisp tender.
• Remove green beans from pot with a slotted spoon or spider strainer and place immediately into an ice bath.
• The ice bath is simply a bowl of water filled with ice water. This cold water helps to shock the beans to stop the cooking process, which keeps the green beans crisp and bright green.

Step Two: Toast Almonds

You can purchase toasted sliced almonds, but it is easy to toast almonds at home and will result in the freshest flavor.

• Preheat a large skillet over medium-low heat.
• Add in slivered almonds.
• Shake the pan every 30 seconds.
• As soon as your nose begins to smell the almonds, or the almonds begin to turn light brown, remove the almonds from the skillet.

Step Three: Saute Green Beans

• Remove green beans from ice bath and gently pat dry.
• In the same skillet you toasted almonds in, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add in green beans and toss to coat.
• Give the beans a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and season with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt to taste.
• Saute until warmed through, about 3-5 minutes.

Step Four: Serve

• Remove green beans from skillet and place onto a serving platter.
• Top with toasted green beans.

Green Beans Almondine with Steamed Green Beans

You can make green beans almondine with steamed green beans well. This method works great if you choose to use a bag of Frozen Green Beans that are designed to steam in the microwave or if you are starting with Instant Pot Steamed Green Beans.

• Steam green beans as directed.
• Lightly pat beans dry of excess moisture.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add in green beans and toss to coat.
• Give the beans a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and season with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt to taste.
• Saute until warmed through, about 2-3 minutes.
• Top with toasted almonds and serve.

Dairy Free/Vegan Green Beans Almondine

If you happen to be Vegan or Dairy Free, simply use olive oil in place of butter. Your green beans will not be a traditional French Dish, but they will still be delicious.

More Recipes with Green Beans

• Instant Pot Green Beans
• Sweet and Spicy Green Beans
• Skillet Chicken with Green Beans and Tomatoes
• Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

Green Beans Almondine Recipe

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Green Beans Almondine

A simple, yet impressive and flavorful way to serve fresh green beans in a lemon butter sauce. 

5 from 8 votes

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: French

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 144kcal

Author: Kristen Chidsey

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh green beans ends trimmed off
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons shallots minced
• 1 lemon
• 1 /2 teaspoon salt plus additional salt for cooking beans

Instructions

Blanch Green Beans

• Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Season heavily with salt–about 1 tablespoon.
• Drop green beans into boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, or until just crisp tender.
• Remove green beans from pot with a slotted spoon or spider strainer and place immediately into an ice bath.

Toast Almonds

• Preheat a large skillet over medium-low heat.  Add in slivered almonds. Shake the pan every 30 seconds. As soon as your nose begins to smell the almonds, or the almonds begin to turn light brown, remove the almonds from the skillet.
• Remove green beans from ice bath and gently pat dry.
  

Saute Green Beans

• In the same skillet you toasted almonds in, melt butter over medium heat. Add in shallot, and saute until just softened, about 3-4 minutes. Add green beans and toss to coat.
• Give the beans a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and season with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt to taste. Saute until warmed through, about 3-5 minutes.
• Remove beans from skillet and place in serving dish. Top with toasted almonds.

Notes

• Feel free to leave out shallots, for a more kid friendly recipe. 
• Do not substitute jarred lemon juice for fresh lemon juice. 
• To prepare this dish with frozen green beans, skip the step for blanching green beans.  Simply steam your green beans according to package directions and pat dry and proceed with the recipe as stated.
• String beans, haricot verts, or green beans all work in this recipe. You will need to cook string beans and haricot verts for a 1 minutes less time in the boiling water than thicker green beans. 

Nutrition Facts

Green Beans Almondine

Amount Per Serving

Calories 144 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 15mg5%

Sodium 57mg2%

Potassium 339mg10%

Carbohydrates 12g4%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 955IU19%

Vitamin C 28.1mg34%

Calcium 73mg7%

Iron 1.7mg9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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