By: EatingWell
Photographer: Burris, Ken
Publish Date: 2008-11-01
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings, 1 cup each
Total Time: 15 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Recipe Description:
Toasted nuts and fresh orange zest adorn these versatile green beans. Toast the nuts while you steam the beans and you have a polished addition to any meal ready in 15 minutes flat. Double it: Steam the green beans in a Dutch oven instead of a saucepan.
Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted (see Tip)
Recipe Steps:
- Place a steamer basket in a large saucepan, add 1 inch of water and bring to a boil. Put green beans in the basket and steam until tender, about 6 minutes. Toss the green beans in a large bowl with oil, orange zest, salt, pepper and almonds.
Recipe Tips & Notes:
- Tip: To toast sliced almonds, place in a small dry skillet and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.
Recipe Nutrition:
Per serving: 84 calories; 4 g fat (0 g saturated fat, 3g mono unsaturated fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrates; 3 g protein; 4 g fiber; 147 mg sodium; 206 mg potassium
Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin C (20% daily value), Vitamin A (15% dv)
Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1 fat
Carbohydrate Servings: 1/2
Recipe Categories:
- Course(s)
- Dinner
- Cuisine(s)
- American
- Degree of Difficulty
- Easy
- Special Health Consideration(s)
- Low Calorie
- Low Carb
- Low Sat Fat
- Low Cholesterol
- Low Sodium
- Heart Healthy
- Healthy Weight
- Seasons & Occassions
- Fall
- Winter
- Christmas
- Thanksgiving
- New Year's
- Entertainment
- Technique(s)
- Steam
- Quick
- Dish Type(s)
- Side Dishes
Recipe Disclaimer(s):
Scaling Disclaimer: EatingWell recipes are tested extensively in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. Eating Well cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original. Also note that scaling only applies to the ingredient measurements: no adjustment is made to the recipe instructions, so pan sizes and cooking times and ingredient amounts referred to in the text of the recipe only apply to the original number of servings.
Gluten-Free Disclaimer: We have verified that these recipes do not include the following gluten-containing ingredients: wheat (all varieties, including spelt and kamut, wheat germ or bran and other forms of wheat protein), rye, barley (in all forms, including malt, malt flavoring, malt vinegar and malt extract), oats, triticale or beer/ale. However, many processed foods, such as broths, soy sauce and other condiments, may contain hidden sources of gluten. If a recipe calls for a packaged (e.g., canned) ingredient, we recommend that you carefully read the label to be sure it does not contain a hidden source of gluten.
