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Garlic Butter Green Beans

Name: Garlic Butter Green Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 g green beans, trimmed; 30 g butter; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; Salt, pepper and lemon zest, to taste; Flaked almonds, toasted (optional)

Serves 4 Prep 5 mins Cook 10 mins Total 15 mins

Ingredients

400 g green beans, trimmed
30 g butter
3 garlic cloves, sliced
Salt, pepper and lemon zest, to taste
Flaked almonds, toasted (optional)

Method

Blanch beans in boiling salted water 3 minutes; drain.
Melt butter in a pan, cook garlic until fragrant. Toss in beans.
Season, add lemon zest and almonds. Serve.

Tip: Blanching keeps the beans bright green and crisp-tender.