Green Beans With Almonds

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Green beans pair amazingly well with grilled meats and fish. They also keep really well to have as leftover lunch the next day.

If you’ve worried about beans and legumes affecting your gut, you don’t need to be concerned about green beans. The fibre makeup is quite different, and green beans are well tolerated by those with a dodgy digestion.

Green Beans with Almonds

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 1T olive oil

  • 500g green beans with their ends trimmed

  • 1/2 cup of almonds, chopped into slivers

  • Juice of 1/2 lemon

  • Rind of 1/2 lemon

  • Salt and pepper

  • 1/4 tsp chilli flakes (optional)

Directions:

  1. Trim the ends off your beans.

  2. Heat 1T of olive oil in a large non-stick frypan over a medium high heat.

  3. Saute the beans for 5 mins until the beans turn bright green in colour. Don’t over cook them!

  4. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. Once they have cooled slightly, serve on a plate and drizzle with lemon juice. Top with slivered almonds, lemon rind and a pinch of chilli flakes.