Green Beans with Crushed Almonds

Ingredients

• Green beans

  Snap beans, raw

  2 cup, pieces or 200g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Almonds

  Nuts, raw

  ¼ cup, whole or 36g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Trim the green beans and mince the garlic. Crush the almonds.
2. In a 3-quart saucepan, boil salted water and cook the green beans until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain.
3. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat. Cook the garlic, stirring, until it just begins to turn golden, about 1 minute.
4. Add the almonds and cook, stirring, until they begin to color slightly, about 2 minutes.
5. Add the green beans and cook, stirring, until tender and heated through, about 2 minutes.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.