Garlic & Almond Green Beans

I have a thing for green beans. I know I do. You know how I know? Because I love eating them! So much that I'm making another post about... GREEN BEANS!

I know, crazy.

These ones are made different than my last recipe (which was all about sauteing). These...are blanched. Depending on who you talk to - they may be over or under blanched at that. But who cares, make them however makes you happy.

Ingredients
2-3 pds of Green Beans, ends trimmed
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2-3 cloves of minced garlic
1 tablespoon salt
6 quarts of water
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Instructions
1. Bring the water to a boil and stir in the green beans and 1 tablespoon of salt. Cook the green beans 2-5 minutes until slightly tender (but still with a bit of crispness left). Basically - don't boil them so long they go utterly limp, no one likes limp green beans.

2. While the water coming to a boil, melt the butter in a saute pan and add the garlic. Saute garlic for about a minute then add the almonds.

3. Drain the green beans and rinse under cold water to halt the cooking process. Then throw them back in the pot. Pour all that delicious garlic-almond butter all over your cooked green beans and toss to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Congratulations, you have just made yourself delicious garlic-almond green beans. If you want to play around the recipe consider adding fresh rosemary or thyme. Maybe some red pepper flakes if you like spice. Or if you're me, just keep increasing the garlic until you reach your limit...whatever that is.