


The ice bath stops the cooking process, keeping your beans from cooking until you’re ready to sauté them. First submerge them in boiling water for 2-4 minutes, then remove them and place in and ice bath. BLANCHING THE BEANSīlanching is how you get fresh green beans to keep their crunchy texture and bright green color when you’re cooking them. It’s creamy from the browned fat and solids of the butter but also tangy from the acidic flavor of the lemon. If you like the flavor of almondine sauce, I recommend trying this with broccoli or asparagus, too. WHAT IS ALMONDINE SAUCE?Īlmondine sauce, also known as “amandine” sauce, is basically almonds toasted in a sauté pan with butter, then flavored with salt, pepper, and lemon. I recommend using fresh beans in you have them. If you’re using frozen, you can skip the blanching step because they are blanched before the freezing process. You can make this recipe with fresh or frozen green beans. Green Bean Almondine is the PERFECT side dish for any special meal or weeknight! Crispy green beans topped with a buttery toasted-almond sauce with a hint of lemon.
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The most popular side dish on the site is Green Bean Casserole (second most popular is Baked Mac and Cheese) and this dish is coming upon request from no less than 10 readers in the last two months! GREEN BEAN ALMONDINE

Green Bean Almondine is the PERFECT side dish made with crunchy sautéed green beans topped with buttery toasted almonds and fresh lemon juice, ready in under 15 minutes!
