Green Beans with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds is a nice twist on traditional green beans. The nutty flavor of the brown butter coats the freshly cooked green beans and is tossed with crunchy toasted almonds. This is a nice addition to a holiday table.
Green Beans with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds
Each year I am amazed at how fast Thanksgiving rolls around. All of the sudden I blink and we are talking about turkey, cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. Hopefully you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with good food and family.
I think the side dishes are a second thought to the main attractions for many people, but for me they are just as important. As I start to think about the next holiday I know that I will need that balance of fresh vegetables and salads to go along with the meats and potatoes. It is nice to serve up simple side dishes that are a little different than just plain green beans or carrots {try these Honey Glazed Carrots}.
One of my favorite vegetable side dishes is green beans. I can eat them plain but enjoy spicing them up a bit for special occasions. These Simple Garlic Parmesan Green Beans are one of my favorite ways to eat green beans, but I think we have a contender with these Green Beans with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds.
Recently I attended a cooking class where we learned how to make a variety of Thanksgiving dishes and these Green Beans with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds was on the list. I have eaten these time and time again and always enjoy the nutty brown butter butter that coats the crisp green beans and the crunch of the toasted almonds. When I made these last weekend Mike walked in the house and asked what the delicious smell was, and that my friends is the smell of brown butter. Heavenly!
When thinking about your holiday table this year I hope you will add these green beans to the mix. Not only do I adore the flavors in these Green Beans with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds but the dish is simple to make, so you can spend your time preparing the rest of your meal. You can even parboil the green beans up to a day ahead of time to cut down on the cook time the day of your gathering.
Green Beans with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds is a nice twist on traditional green beans. The nutty flavor of the brown butter coats the freshly cooked green beans and is tossed with crunchy toasted almonds. This is a nice addition to a holiday table. You can parboil the green beans ahead of time to cut down on the cook time when you are preparing a large holiday meal. To do this cook the beans in a large pot of boiling, salted water until just crisp-tender which takes about 2-3 minutes. Remove the green beans from the pot and immediately place in an ice bath. Pat beans dry. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until ready to use {you can do this up to a day ahead}. When you are ready to make the green beans you will skip the step where you boil the green beans and instead add the green beans into the melted brown butter and heat for 3 minutes.
Green Beans with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds
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Try these other green bean recipes:
Green Beans with Leeks // 101 Cookbooks
Simple Lemon Green Beans // Love and Lemons
Green Beans and Beets with Balsamic Reduction // The Roasted Root
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