{"id":5759,"date":"2022-11-02T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegeneticchef.com\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2022-11-02T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:17:42","slug":"green-beans-almondine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegeneticchef.com\/green-beans-almondine\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Beans Almondine (Green Beans with Almonds)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Green beans almondine is an elegant side dish prepared with little effort and pairs well with just about anything. Green beans are coated with buttery, shallots and garlic, then topped with toasted almonds. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, let\u2019s clarify the title. Green Beans Almondine is the way I have always referred to this dish. You may also see it referred to as Green Beans Amandine or Haricots Verts Amandine, which is the French title where amandine indicates a dish cooked with or garnished with almonds. Toe-may-toe, Toe-mah-toe. Regardless of how you spell or pronounce, this dish is an easy, crowd-pleasing side and is perfect for your holiday table or any weeknight.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes the dishes with minimal ingredients taste the best. This is one of them. You can use green string beans or French style haricot vert, which are thinner green beans. How long you cook them is up to you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I grew up where vegetables were cooked until they were more than tender and we didn\u2019t worry so much about the bright green color. Therefore, putting them in an ice bath was foreign to me. Honestly, I don\u2019t dig out a bowl and fill it with ice to stop the beans from cooking<\/span>. <\/b>Instead, I drain them, rinse with cold water, and continue with the recipe. Less work and does the job. If you are a trained chef, you would shutter at the thought of not placing them in an ice bath, blah, blah, blah. Look, if you want to, do it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, for this recipe, I rinse the beans with cold water as a \u201cmake ahead\u201d step. If I am banging these out in one swoop, I just drain and continue with the recipe. This comes together pretty quickly, so have everything prepared before starting.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To cook the green beans, place them in a pot of salted boiling water. It\u2019s important to add a good amount of salt to the water because it\u2019s the first step to giving these beans flavor right from the start.  Boil them until they're cooked to your desired tenderness:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n