Side Dish Recipe ⤏ Green Beans with Almonds and Caramelized Shallots

Savory and sweet. Everyone who tries this side dish absolutely loves it.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup blanched slivered almonds
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 5 small shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 ½ pounds fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped

Cooking Directions

1. Place the slivered almonds in a dry skillet over low heat, and cook and stir constantly until the almonds are lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Watch carefully, because they burn easily. Remove the almonds and set aside.
2. Heat butter in a skillet over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the shallots and red bell pepper until softened, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle the shallot mixture with sugar, salt, and pepper, and reduce heat to low. Cover, and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the shallots caramelize, 5 to 8 minutes.
3. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer, and bring the water to a boil. Add the green beans, cover, and steam until just tender enough to pierce with a fork, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain the green beans, place them into the skillet with the shallot mixture, mix well, and gently stir in the toasted almonds.

Nutrition Facts

• calories147.7
• carbohydrateContent17.1 g
• cholesterolContent15.3 mg
• fatContent8.3 g
• fiberContent4.8 g
• proteinContent3.7 g
• saturatedFatContent3.8 g
• sodiumContent51 mg
• sugarContent7.3 g