- Level
- very easy
- Prep Time
- 15 mins
- Total Time
- 30 mins
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb
- green beans, trimmed
- 750 g
- 1/3 cup
- Compliments Sliced Almonds
- 75 mL
- 4
- slices Compliments Thick Slice Bacon, cut into 1/4-in. (5 mm) pieces
- 6
- cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/2
- lemon, zested and juiced
- ½ tsp
- cracked black pepper
- 2 mL
- ¼ tsp
- salt
- 1 mL
Method
Step 1
Blanch beans in salted boiling water for 1 min. Drain, shock in cold water, drain again; set aside.
Step 2
In a large frypan, toast almonds over medium heat until golden. Immediately transfer to a small dish; set aside. Return frypan to heat and cook bacon until crisp, 5 to 6 min. Drain on paper towels; set aside.
Step 3
Drain off about half the bacon fat from the pan. Add the garlic to the pan and cook on medium heat until golden, about 2 min. Transfer garlic onto the paper towels.
Step 4
Put reserved green beans into the pan. Stir-fry over medium-high heat about 2 min., until green beans look lightly roasted. Remove from heat. Stir in reserved almonds, bacon and garlic, plus the lemon zest and juice, pepper and salt. Serve immediately.
Tips
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Nutritional Facts Per Serving
- Nutrition Description:
- Per serving: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories:
- 120
- Fat:
- 7 g
- Saturated Fat:
- 1.5 g
- Carbs:
- 10 g
- Fibre:
- 4 g
- Sugar:
- 4 g
- Cholesterol:
- 10 mg
- Protein:
- 7 g
- Sodium:
- 290 mg
