Lemon and Garlic Green Beans

Hi Everyone,

This past weekend Cherry Season opened and I had the grand idea of going cherry picking.  I drove out to the orchards, which isn’t to far for me and what did I find?  A major car jam!  I’m driving along with the thoughts of fresh cherries in my mind and when I got to the country there was nothing but cars.  It was like the county fair was in town or something.  Everyone was there going cherry picking.  It was crazy, I never seen anything like it in my neck of the woods.  So needless to say I didn’t get to go cherry picking, but I did stop by a local produce stand and bought two baskets of cherries.  It was $8.00 a basket, but well worth it because I didn’t want to have to fight to find cherries.  At the stand they also had Blue Lake Green Beans and today’s recipe came to mind, so I bought a bag of them.  Let me share with you an incredible green bean recipe; Lemon and Garlic Green Beans.

These green beans have so much flavor and is a cinch to make.  They are a little crunchy, full of garlic flavor, a hint of spice, a little lemony and very buttery, simple delish.  This recipe makes a great side dish to go along with chicken, steak or pork.  Heck, they are so good, you could eat them as a meal in it’s self.

To make them I added my green beans to a pot of boiling water and cooked them for 2 minutes, than placed them in an ice bath.  When they were cooling, I heated up olive oil, butter and garlic, yum!  Added the green beans, red chili flakes and sauteed it until tender.  Just at the end, I added lemon zest.  So perfect, so simple and my new favorite green bean recipe.

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Lemon and Garlic Green Beans

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

7 mins

Total time

12 mins

 

Light, buttery, garlicky green beans with a hint of spice and lemon zest.

Author: Jennifer Drummond

Recipe type: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Serves: Approx. 4 cups

Ingredients

• 2 pounds green beans, ends trimmed
• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tbsp garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 2 tsp. lemon zest
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. In a large pot, bring approximately 5 cups of water to a boil. Add green beans and blanch for about 2 minutes, or until dark green in color. Add green beans to a bowl of ice water to stop them from cooking.
2. While beans are cooling; in a large skillet, add olive oil, butter and garlic. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. Add the green beans (drain from ice bath) and garlic flakes, cook for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add lemon zest,and salt.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: Approx. 1 cup Calories: 121 Fat: 9 Carbohydrates: 9 Sugar: 0 Sodium: 8 Fiber: 4 Protein: 2 Cholesterol: 15

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Yum, yum, yum!  I love simple side dishes like this.  I served this with BBQ Chicken and Macaroni Salad.  It was a perfect compliment to my meal.

I hope you have a great day!

Toodles,

Jennifer