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Green beans with shallots, garlic & toasted almonds
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 300g green beans
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 small shallots, very finely sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- squeeze lemon
- 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds
Method
- STEP 1
Cook green beans in boiling salted water until tender, then drain and cool under running water. Set aside.
- STEP 2
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.