Green Beans Almondine with Blue Cheese
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Ingredients: 2 pounds green beans, trimmed 1/4 cup sliced almonds 1 large shallot, thinly sliced 4 tablespoons butter zest of one lemon 3 oz. crumbled blue cheese
Bring pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat sauté pan over medium heat and toast almonds until just turning golden, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from pan and reduce heat to low. Melt butter in pan, then add shallot and cook, stirring once or twice, until shallots are golden brown, about 5-6 minutes. Remove from heat. Add a pinch of salt to boiling water and blanch green beans for 4 minutes, then drain, rinse with cold water and add to pan with shallots. Add almonds and lemon zest and toss gently. Top with blue cheese and serve.
Serving Size: 8
Serving Size: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 146.3
- Total Fat: 10.8 g
- Cholesterol: 23.5 mg
- Sodium: 155.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
- Protein: 5.2 g
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