Chilli and almond green beans
Try these green beans with chilli, almonds and lemon anytime. They're great hot as a side dish or cold as a snack.
SERVES6
TIME TO MAKE5 - 15 mins
MEAL TYPESides
TIME TO MAKE5 - 15 mins
MEAL TYPESides
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Method
- Blanch the beans in boiling water for 2 minutes
- Remove from water and plunge into ice cold water until cold through
- Drain and set aside
- In a large frying pan toast the almonds over a medium heat until lightly browned
- Add chilli flakes, sesame oil and garlic and saute briefly
- Add lemon juice and blanched green beans and heat through
- 400ggreen beans, trimmed
- 4 tbspsliced almonds
- 1 tspchilli flakes
- 2 tspsesame oil
- 4 clovesfresh garlic
- 2 tbsplemon juice
Per serve
- Energy275kJ
- Total Fat5.2g
- Saturated Fat0.5g
- Total Carbohydrate2.6g
- Sugars1.7g
- Dietary Fibre2.7g
- Sodium4mg
Method
- Blanch the beans in boiling water for 2 minutes
- Remove from water and plunge into ice cold water until cold through
- Drain and set aside
- In a large frying pan toast the almonds over a medium heat until lightly browned
- Add chilli flakes, sesame oil and garlic and saute briefly
- Add lemon juice and blanched green beans and heat through
Ingredients
- 400ggreen beans, trimmed
- 4 tbspsliced almonds
- 1 tspchilli flakes
- 2 tspsesame oil
- 4 clovesfresh garlic
- 2 tbsplemon juice
Ingredients
- 400ggreen beans, trimmed
- 4 tbspsliced almonds
- 1 tspchilli flakes
- 2 tspsesame oil
- 4 clovesfresh garlic
- 2 tbsplemon juice
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy275kJ
- Total Fat5.2g
- Saturated Fat0.5g
- Total Carbohydrate2.6g
- Sugars1.7g
- Dietary Fibre2.7g
- Sodium4mg
Method
- Blanch the beans in boiling water for 2 minutes
- Remove from water and plunge into ice cold water until cold through
- Drain and set aside
- In a large frying pan toast the almonds over a medium heat until lightly browned
- Add chilli flakes, sesame oil and garlic and saute briefly
- Add lemon juice and blanched green beans and heat through
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