Green beans are an iconic holiday side dish, yet this legume isn’t technically in season until spring. Enter the magic of canned green beans. Sure, you can make these almond green beans with fresh, but when unavailable, you can still enjoy this festive recipe.
Special Diet Notes & Options: Almond Green Beans
This recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, peanut-free, and tree nut-free. For gluten-free and vegan, look for a Worcestershire such as Wizard’s. They have an organic vegan option and a gluten-free and vegan option.
Toasted Almond Green Beans
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This recipe was shared with us by Cans Get You Cooking (they have more canned food recipe ideas on Pinterest).
Author: Alisa Fleming
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (3 ounces) slivered almonds
- 3 tablespoons dairy-free margarine, divided (can sub olive oil, if desired)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) cut green beans, drained (or 1-1/2 lbs cooked green beans)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the almonds and cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, or until golden (watch carefully to ensure that they don't burn). Add 2 tablespoons of the margarine margarine, Worcestershire, lemon juice and cumin. Cook until the margarine has melted, stirring constantly. Remove the almonds to a plate.
- Melt the remaining margarine in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beans, and cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle almond mixture over beans. Toss and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
5 Comments
OMG…..where has this been all my life! I love the cumin element. I thought the flavors really worked well together. Definitely have to double it the next time. I’m not sure all of it will make it to the table. <3
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Denise and thank you for the feedback! Sounds like you’ll need to make another batch 🙂
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This is SO GOOD!!! My husband and I loved it! We took leftovers on a weekend roadtrip and they didn’t even make it onto the ferry. Thanks for a delicious, easy recipe 🙂
Quite the rave for green beans – glad to know you loved the recipe!