Buttery Green Beans with Garlic and Lemon
Grace your table with these delicious Buttery Green Beans. It starts with blanching the green beans and then sauteeing everything together ain butter, garlic, and lemon zest.
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans washed and trimmed
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic approximately 6 medium garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice approximately ½ small lemon squeezed
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Bring a medium size pot of water to a boil and season generously with salt. Add green beans and cook for 2-4 minutes depending on size. Immediately after cooking time, transfer the green beans to an ice bath to halt the cooking process. Remove from ice bath once chilled and pat dry with paper towel.
- Meahwhile, melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes or until slightly golden. Grate lemon zest and stir to combine.
- Add the green beans to the pan and turn up the heat to high. Cook for 1 minute or until warmed through. Squeeze lemon juice and season with salt. Toss to combine and take off heat.
Notes
- Blanched green beans without the butter, garlic, and lemon can be made up to 5 days ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
- For green beans to retain bright green color and crisp-tender texture, it's important to stop the cooking process by plunging into ice water.
- To avoid mushy green beans, dry them after ice bath before adding them to garlic lemon butter.
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to 1-2 days.
- To reheat: heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add leftover green beans to the pan and cover with lid. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until warmed through, remove lid and cook on high for pan fried green beans.
Nutrition
Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 639IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg