Blistered Green Beans With Tomato-Almond Pesto

Blistered Green Beans With Tomato-Almond Pesto requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. For $1.6 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and whole 30 recipe has 128 calories, 4g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe from Epicurious requires vegetable oil, cayenne pepper, olive oil, and garlic clove. A few people made this recipe, and 71 would say it hit the spot. With a spoonacular score of 91%, this dish is awesome. Similar recipes include Penne with Almond Pesto and Green Beans, Green Beans With Lemon-almond Pesto, and Blistered Green Beans and Tomatoes.

Servings: 8

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup unsalted, roasted almonds

Pinch of cayenne pepper

2 pints cherry tomatoes

1 garlic clove, grated

2 pounds haricots verts or green beans, trimmed

Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon paprika

2 tablespoons Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

3 teaspoons vegetable oil

Equipment:

baking sheet

oven

food processor

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preparation Preheat oven to 450F. Roast tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, turning once, until blistered and lightly charred, 15-20 minutes. Let cool slightly. Finely chop almonds in a food processor. Add garlic, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, cayenne, and half of tomatoes; pulse to a coarse pesto consistency. Season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 1/2 tsp. vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add half of beans; cook, undisturbed, until beginning to blister, about 2 minutes. Toss and continue to cook, tossing occasionally, until tender, 79 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Spread beans out on a platter; let cool. Repeat with remaining vegetable oil and beans. Toss beans with pesto; season with salt and pepper if needed. Add remaining tomatoes and transfer to a platter. Do ahead Dish can be made 3 hours ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature. Toss and adjust seasoning just before serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 450F. Roast tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, turning once, until blistered and lightly charred, 15-20 minutes.

2. Let cool slightly. Finely chop almonds in a food processor.

3. Add garlic, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, cayenne, and half of tomatoes; pulse to a coarse pesto consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Heat 1 1/2 tsp. vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high.

5. Add half of beans; cook, undisturbed, until beginning to blister, about 2 minutes. Toss and continue to cook, tossing occasionally, until tender, 79 minutes; season with salt and pepper.

6. Spread beans out on a platter; let cool. Repeat with remaining vegetable oil and beans.

7. Toss beans with pesto; season with salt and pepper if needed.

8. Add remaining tomatoes and transfer to a platter.

9. Do ahead

10. Dish can be made 3 hours ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature. Toss and adjust seasoning just before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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128k Calories
4g Protein
7g Total Fat
13g Carbs
29% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
128k
6%

Fat
7g
12%

  Saturated Fat
1g
12%

Carbohydrates
13g
5%

  Sugar
6g
8%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
214mg
9%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
8%

Vitamin C
40mg
50%

Vitamin A
1489IU
30%

Manganese
0.48mg
24%

Vitamin K
22µg
21%

Vitamin E
2mg
20%

Fiber
4g
18%

Potassium
537mg
15%

Folate
55µg
14%

Vitamin B6
0.27mg
14%

Magnesium
51mg
13%

Iron
2mg
12%

Vitamin B2
0.19mg
11%

Copper
0.21mg
11%

Phosphorus
99mg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Calcium
68mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.44mg
4%

Zinc
0.59mg
4%

Selenium
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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