Brighten up spring beans with a tangy, warm lemon dressing.
Thyme-scented green beans
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PREP TIME
5 min
Makes
2 to 3 servings
* PLUS Cooking time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 500 g green beans , about 4 cups
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves , or 1/4 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds , optional
Instructions
- Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Trim ends from green beans. Slip all of beans into water. Boil, uncovered, just until tender-crisp, from 3 to 4 minutes. Drain well.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir juice with thyme and salt. As soon as beans are cooked and drained, heat oil in a large frying pan set over medium heat. Add hot drained beans to oil in pan. Pour lemon juice mixture overtop. Stir until evenly coated, 2 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds, if using, toss and serve. Or arrange beans on a platter and sprinkle with almonds. Terrific with roast chicken, lamb, beef or salmon.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 87,
- Protein
- 2.5 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 10.8 g,
- Fat
- 4.9 g,
- Fibre
- 3.2 g,
- Sodium
- 768 mg.
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