Green beans almondine is a French-inspired recipe that features tender-crisp green beans tossed with toasted almond slivers, butter, garlic, and seasoning. This classic vegetable side dish pairs well with your family's favorite main dishes, making dinners a snap. In just 20 minutes you can whip up a healthy green bean dish perfect for any weeknight or holiday dinner!
See my sauteed, roasted, garlic, or crockpot green beans with potatoes for more easy green bean side dishes.
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Easy Green Beans Almondine
Green bean almondine is a classic, elegant vegetable side dish suitable for a weeknight dinner, Sunday roast, or holiday get-together. You'll be impressed by the flavor of fresh green beans paired with garlic butter and crunchy almond slivers in this recipe.
This is one of my go-to recipes for a light vegetable side dish to complement a hearty main protein. Everyone will be begging for the recipe!
🥘 Ingredients
- Green Beans - Fresh or frozen (and thawed) green beans are best. Canned, drained green beans can be used, simply skip the blanching step and start with toasting the almonds.
- Almonds - Slivered or sliced almonds (about 1 ½ ounces).
- Butter - The toasted almonds and green beans are combined in rich, melted butter or your favorite butter substitute.
- Garlic - Freshly minced, crushed, or grated garlic is best in this classic recipe.
- Seasoning - Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Shallot (optional) - Adds depth of flavor with its mild onion taste.
- Lemon (optional) - Brightens up the garlicky butter sauce.
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🔪 How To Make Green Beans Almondine
Green beans almondine are so easy to make, it only takes 20 minutes from start to finish. Grab a casserole dish, colander, spatula, and skillet to begin!
This recipe makes 4 servings. You may want to double or triple the recipe if you are making this for a holiday gathering!
Blanch The Green Beans
Microwave. Place the 1 pound (453.59 grams) of green beans into a microwave-safe casserole dish and add enough water to cover the bottom of the dish. Microwave on high power for 6-7 minutes, or until the green beans are almost tender.
Drain. Drain the green beans in a colander and immediately rinse them with cold water to maintain the bright green color.
Toast & Saute Almonds
Heat pan. Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium heat and add ⅓ cup (42.52 grams) of slivered or sliced almonds.
Cook almonds. Toast the almonds until they begin to turn a golden-brown color, about 5 minutes. Make sure to keep an eye on them so they don't burn.
Add butter. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the 2 tablespoons of butter, stirring until melted. Add the optional diced shallot at this point if using.
Combine, Cook & Serve
Add ingredients. Place the pan back onto the heat and add in the minced 2 teaspoons of garlic, cooked green beans, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of pepper.
Stir mixture. Continue to stir the mixture until heated all the way through, about 3-5 minutes.
Serve. Remove from the heat and add the optional freshly grated lemon zest from 1 large lemon and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice to finish the dish. Serve immediately.
Green beans almondine is a great side dish to pair with just about any main course, especially on the holidays. Try making these delicious green beans with my smoked leg of lamb and mashed sweet potatoes. Enjoy!
💭 Angela's Tips & Recipe Notes
- Crisp green beans. If you like your green beans tender-crisp, microwave them for less time (4-5 minutes), and add more time as needed.
- Blanched green beans. Alternatively, you can blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes and then use a slotted spoon to transfer or 'plunge' the green beans into an ice bath.
- Alternate green bean. I like the texture of the fine French green beans (haricot verts) found fresh and frozen at most grocery stores.
- Add shallot for flavor. One finely diced shallot can be sauteed in the melted butter (before adding the garlic and seasoning).
- Finish with lemon. Add lemon zest and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice to make the flavors 'pop'.
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🥡 Storing & Reheating
Keep your green beans almondine in a shallow airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Freeze in an airtight freezer storage container for up to 3 months.
Reheat the green beans in a skillet over medium-low heat. Or, microwave single portions at medium power for 1 minute, stir, and continue heating in 30-second increments.
❓ Recipe FAQs
Almondine and amandine both mean the same thing, an almond garnish. Almondine is the spelling found in US and Canadian cookbooks. Amandine is a French culinary term.
You can either snap off the tips on both sides with your hands or line up the green beans on a cutting board and use a knife to chop off several at a time.
Absolutely! Replace the butter in this recipe with vegan butter, coconut oil, or avocado oil.
😋 More Delicious Vegetable Side Dishes
- Steam Broccoli- Microwave steamed broccoli is perfect for when you are in a hurry and need a healthy vegetable side dish!
- Southern Fried Corn- Fresh sweet corn is cooked with garlic butter, salty bacon pieces, chopped chives, and sauteed onions!
- Collard Greens With Bacon- An amazing Southern-inspired side dish that pairs with just about anything!
- Sauteed Onions- A delicious and slightly sweet onion recipe to go on burgers, and fajitas, or to serve alone as a side.
- Buttered Peas & Carrots- A classic buttered peas & carrots recipe that would be a delightful side dish for any weeknight dinner!
- Microwave Cauliflower- A tasty and foolproof cauliflower dish that tastes well with any main protein!
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Green Beans Almondine
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans (washed and trimmed)
- ⅓ cup slivered almonds (about 1 ½ ounces)
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- ½ teaspoon each, salt & pepper (to taste)
- 1 large shallot (optional, finely diced)
- 1 large lemon (optional, zested and squeezed)
(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)
Instructions
Blanch The Green Beans
- Place the 1 lb green beans into a microwave-safe casserole dish and add enough water to cover the bottom of the dish. Microwave the dish on high power for 6-7 minutes, or until the green beans are almost tender.
- Drain the green beans in a colander and immediately rinse them with cold water in order to maintain the bright green color.
Toast & Saute Almonds
- Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium heat and then add the ⅓ cup slivered almonds.
- Cook the almonds until they begin to turn a golden-brown color, about 5 minutes. Make sure to keep an eye on them so they don't burn.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and add in the 2 tablespoon butter, stirring it until melted. Add the optional diced 1 large shallot at this point if using.
Combine, Cook & Serve
- Place the pan back onto the heat and add in the minced 2 teaspoon garlic, cooked green beans, ½ teaspoon each, salt & pepper.
- Continue to stir the mixture until heated all the way through, about 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add the optional freshly grated lemon zest from 1 large lemon and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice to finish the dish. Serve immediately.
Notes
- If you like your green beans tender-crisp, microwave them for less time (4-5 minutes), and add more time as needed.
- Alternatively, you can blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes and then use a slotted spoon to transfer or 'plunge' the green beans into an ice bath.
- I like the texture of the fine French green beans (haricot verts) found fresh and frozen at most grocery stores.
- One finely diced shallot can be sauteed in the melted butter (before adding the garlic and seasoning).
- Add lemon zest and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice to make the flavors 'pop'.
- To store: Keep your green beans almondine in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- To reheat: Reheat the green beans in a skillet over medium-low heat.
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Originally published October 14, 2022
Updated May 1, 2024, with new photos, process photos, grammar and formatting fixed
Cecilia Gillespie says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!