Description
Delicious garlic green beans with olive oil and parmesan offer a simple yet elegant side dish from Mediterranean cuisine. Crisp green beans sautéed in fragrant garlic and finished with nutty parmesan create a meal you’ll savor with pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (50 grams) Parmesan cheese, grated
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb (454 grams) green beans, fresh, rinsed, ends trimmed
- 2 tbsps (30 mL) olive oil
- ½ tsp (2.5 grams) salt
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Instructions
- Blanching: Fill a large pot with salted water, bringing it to a rolling boil. Immerse green beans and cook until they achieve a vivid, crisp-tender consistency, roughly 5 minutes. Drain completely, shaking off excess liquid.
- Infusing Flavor: Heat olive oil in a capacious skillet over medium flame. Introduce minced garlic, sautéing briefly to release its aromatic essence without burning. Swiftly fold in the blanched green beans, ensuring they’re evenly coated and heated through.
- Finishing Touch: Remove skillet from heat. Splash freshly squeezed lemon juice over the beans, creating a bright, tangy profile. Generously dust with grated Parmesan, gently tossing until each bean is delicately glazed. Adjust seasoning with salt to enhance the dish’s overall depth and complexity.
Notes
- Blanch Beans Perfectly: Boil green beans precisely 5 minutes to maintain crisp texture and vibrant green color, ensuring they’re tender yet not mushy.
- Garlic Sautéing Technique: Toast garlic gently over moderate heat to release aromatic flavors without burning, which can create bitter undertones.
- Cheese Coating Strategy: Fold Parmesan cheese immediately after removing from heat to prevent cheese from becoming greasy or clumpy.
- Flavor Balancing Tip: Use fresh lemon juice to brighten the dish, cutting through the richness of olive oil and cheese while enhancing overall taste profile.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg