French Green Beans With Pom Goat Cheese Almonds Recipes

FRENCH GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Melt butter in 12 inch skillet over medium to medium high heat, add the garlic to skillet and cook until slightly softened. Add green beans, lemon and water. Cover and cook, tossing occasionally until green beans are crisp-tender (about 5-7 minutes). Season with salt and pepper and top with almonds.
• add a little butter in the skillet over medium-high heat, add almonds and cook about 5 minutes, stirring often, until lightly browned. Remove almonds to paper towel.

FRENCH CUT GREEN BEANS WITH ALMONDS AND FRIED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a high-sided saute pan. If using fresh beans, cut them lengthwise while you wait for the water to boil.
• Add salt and green beans to boiling water and cook until just tender. Drain beans and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the butter. When butter is melted, add the almonds and cook until golden brown.
• Return the green beans to the pan, along with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, add salt and pepper, to taste. When warmed through, top with fried onions.

10 MINUTE FANCY GREEN BEANS WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Add green beans and cook until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Drain well and transfer to a large bowl.
• Toss with oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and transfer to a large platter.
• Scatter cranberries, goat cheese and almonds over the top and serve warm.

SALAD OF FRENCH-STYLE GREEN BEANS AND GOAT'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Juice the lemon. Cut the beans diagonally into broad diamond shapes (any shape will do, but this just looks pretty). Blanch them in boiling water in circa 2 mins and immediately rinse in cold water. Cut the olives into chunks. Mix beans, olives, oil, and lemon juice, and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Crumble the cheese over the salad.

SAUTEED FRENCH GREEN BEANS WITH TOASTED ALMONDS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan (I used an iron skillet) warm butter and olive oil over medium heat, just until butter is melted.
• Add green beans and sliced shallots.
• Next, add balsamic vinegar and seasonings.
• Toss green beans with tongs until all seasonings are evenly distributed.
• Adjust heat as needed from medium to medium low and saute for 5-7 minutes.
• Add 2 TBSP of broth and toss green beans.
• Cover and cook until desired tenderness is reached, tossing and adding broth as needed to ensure the green beans do not scorch.
• Once done place green beans in a serving dish and garnish with toasted almonds.

FRENCH GREEN BEANS WITH POM, GOAT CHEESE & ALMONDS

Steps:

• 1. Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate underwater to free the arils (seed sacs). The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve 1/3 cup of arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.) 2. Prepare fresh pomegranate juice.* 3. Place oil in a wok or large skillet and heat until hot. Stir-fry the beans with the lemon peel for 6 minutes. 4. Add the almonds and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Remove from heat. 5. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 6. Toss beans with reserved pomegranate arils and pomegranate juice; turn onto a serving platter. 7. Arrange goat cheese slices over the top and serve. *For 1 cup of juice, cut 2-3 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates in half and juice them with a citrus reamer or juicer. Pour mixture through a cheesecloth-lined strainer or sieve. Set the juice aside. Nutrients Per Serving (5.2 oz.): 185 calories, 8g protein, 14g carbohydrate, 12g total fat (5g saturated), 15mg cholesterol, 295mg sodium, 1mg manganese.