Packed with buttery toasted almonds, this green beans almondine recipe is a restaurant-quality side dish that’s so easy to make. Crisp green beans are coated in a velvety sauce of fresh garlic and shallots with crunchy toasted almonds on top!
Why You’ll Love This Green Bean Almondine Recipe
Green beans almondine is a common recipe at steakhouses and French restaurants, but we think it’s even better if you make it at home, where the fresh veggies and fragrant garlic will really shine. Here’s why this recipe is the best.
- Easy: This recipe is so simple and only takes 25 minutes to make. Plus, aside from the green beans, the other ingredients are simple kitchen staples you probably already have on hand!
- Healthy: Most French side dishes aren’t very healthy, but this one sure is. What could be healthier than fresh veggies and almonds? This side dish is vegetarian, low calorie, low carb and gluten free! Swap out the butter for olive oil and this recipe becomes vegan approved.
- Nutty: The sliced almonds in this recipe really shine. They add such a strong nutty flavor and a good crunch, which really goes well with the fresh green beans and the rich, buttery sauce.
- Impressive: With vibrantly colored green beans and glistening buttery toasted almonds sprinkled on top, this side dish looks impressive and like you spent a lot of time on it. We love to serve it over the holidays on a fancy serving platter.
Love green beans? Make sure to try our favorite Southern Green Beans with Bacon, Air Fryer Green Beans, or Roasted Green Beans!
Ingredients Needed
You don’t need very many ingredients to make green beans almondine. Check out the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page to see the exact amounts for each ingredient.
- Butter: Since you are only using 1 tablespoon of butter, feel free to use salted or unsalted butter.
- Sliced Almonds
- Olive Oil: Avocado oil also works great.
- Shallots
- Garlic: Fresh garlic will give you the most flavor.
- Green Beans: Fresh green beans will give you the best results, but frozen green beans can be used in a pinch.
- Water
- Salt
- Pepper: For best results, always use freshly cracked pepper.
How to Make Green Beans Almondine
These veggies are coated with lots of garlic, then topped with almonds that have been toasted in butter. The green beans have the perfect crunch to them and are so easy to make. For more detailed instructions, check out the recipe card at the end of the article.
- Toast the nuts. Toast the almonds in a skillet with butter.
- Cook the aromatics. Sauté the shallots and garlic in olive oil until softened.
- Add the beans. Cook the green beans with the shallots and garlic and some water until they’re the desired texture.
- Serve. Season with salt and pepper, top with toasted almonds, and serve.
Tips For the Best Green Beans With Almonds
This fresh and healthy side dish is so easy to make, but it’s always great to have a few tips to help you out.
- Toasting the Almonds: The buttery sliced almonds are the stars of this dish, so it’s important to cook them well. Don’t get the pan too hot when toasting the nuts, and make sure you cook them until they’re fragrant and have just started to change color. If you don’t toast the almonds enough, the dish will be a little bland, and if you toast them too much, it will taste very bitter.
- Use Fresh Garlic: We always recommend using fresh garlic when you cook. But it’s especially important for a recipe like this, where the garlic is a central ingredient. These tender green beans are packed with garlic, so opt for fresh garlic rather than the pre-minced stuff or garlic in oil.
- Buy Trimmed Beans: If you want to save a little bit of time, you can buy green beans that already have the ends cut off. Then you won’t have to prep the veggies when making this dish.
- Add Lemon: Sometimes we like to add a squeeze of lemon to the green beans almondine right before topping it with the almonds. This adds brightness and acidity and really makes the beans pop with a zesty freshness.
Serving Suggestions
We usually serve these green beans next to a meaty entree like our favorite Blackened Mahi Mahi or Air Fryer Steak Bites. There’s something so perfect about a rich piece of meat paired with veggies and garlic. If it’s around the holidays, cover a ham with our favorite Dijon Brown Sugar Ham Glaze and serve it along side a batch of these green beans almondine and some irresistible Garlic Mashed Potatoes!
How to Store and Reheat Green Beans with Almonds
These green beans with almonds will last in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. The best way to reheat them is on the stovetop, over medium heat, while stirring constantly. You can also reheat them in the microwave at 80% power in 20-second increments until they’re heated all the way through.
Can You Freeze This Recipe?
This is a great recipe to freeze so that you can have an easy veggie dish to go with any meal. Make sure you let the beans cool completely, then store them in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 4 months. Thaw or defrost entirely before you reheat green beans almondine.
More Easy Vegetable Side Dishes
Here are a few more of our favorite veggie sides:
- Skillet Fried Corn
- Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Bacon
- Parmesan Roasted Broccoli
- Cucumber Salad
- Crispy Parmesan Air Fryer Zucchini
- Bacon Wrapped Asapargus
Green Beans Almondine
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 shallots, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 lb fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed
- 2 tablespoons water
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the almonds and toast until fragrant and golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Remove the almonds from the skillet and set aside.
- Add the olive oil and shallots to the skillet and sauté over medium heat for 2 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and continue to sauté for one more minute.
- Add the green beans and water, stirring to coat with the onion and garlic. Loosely cover the skillet with the lid. Cook green beans over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, until the beans soften to your desired texture.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and then top with the toasted almonds. Serve immediately.
Loved everything about this recipe. It was easy and delish. The cooking times were spot-on. I cooked the greenbeans in Garlic-Parmesan infused olive oil
Took them to a friend’s house as a side for Easter dinner.