{"id":6779,"date":"2009-07-05T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-05T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=6779"},"modified":"2009-07-05T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2009-07-05T15:27:02","slug":"roasted-green-beans-with-almonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/07\/roasted-green-beans-with-almonds\/","title":{"rendered":"Roasted Green Beans with Almonds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-roasted_greenbeans2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6780\" title=\"Roasted green beans with almonds\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-roasted_greenbeans2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted green beans with almonds\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-roasted_greenbeans2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-roasted_greenbeans2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We love veggies here at the HQ and because of that, I&#8217;m constantly exploring new ways to cook up some of our favorites.\u00a0 Both of us really love green beans.\u00a0 For me, it&#8217;s one of those comfort veggies that I have great memories of and that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy when I eat it.<\/p>\n<p>Summer is when certain veggies shine and come into their own and green beans are one of those veggies.\u00a0 They are plentiful in the grocery stores and I tend to stock up when I shop.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent time we had green beans, I wanted to try something a little different with them.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve roasted green beans before but this time I added a few other things and the results were exactly what I was looking for.\u00a0 Both of us enjoyed this dish and it made a great side for our grilled feast we had that night.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Roasted Green Beans with Almonds<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1lb Fresh green beans<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp sesame seeds<\/li>\n<li>1tsp soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp light olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp chili powder<\/li>\n<li>Pinch red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li>Sliced almonds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wash and trim up the green beans.\u00a0 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.\u00a0 Fill a medium sized pot or pasta pot with water and bring to a boil.\u00a0 Add the green beans to the boiling water and blanch, for about 2-3 minutes.\u00a0 Remove green beans from the water and rinse with cold water.\u00a0 Once the green beans have cooled, add them to a storage bag (or you can use a medium sized mixing bowl) and add to the green beans the seasonings, soy sauce, and olive oil.\u00a0 Mix well.\u00a0 On a baking sheet lined with foil and sprayed with nonstick spray, spread the seasoned green beans.\u00a0 Place in oven and roast the beans for about 5-7 minutes.\u00a0 When the green beans are cooked through, turn off the heat and add the almonds and sesame seeds and toss.\u00a0 Serve and enjoy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc_roasted_greenbeans_almonds.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6781\" title=\"Roasted green beans with almonds \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc_roasted_greenbeans_almonds-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Roasted green beans with almonds \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc_roasted_greenbeans_almonds-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc_roasted_greenbeans_almonds.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t give a measurement for the almonds because how much you want to use is up to you.\u00a0 You can buy prepackaged sliced almonds which are usually found in the produce section.\u00a0 Sometimes they can be found in the chip and snacks aisle.\u00a0 If you can&#8217;t find sliced almonds, use regular almonds.\u00a0 A small handful in a baggie then use a meat tenderizer or rolling pin to crush. Sprinkle in with the green beans and it&#8217;s good to go.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re grilling or bringing this to a picnic, try using some crushed smoked almonds.\u00a0 That would be fabbo!<\/p>\n<p>I chose to blanch the green beans first because I actually like soft green beans with a very slight crunch.\u00a0 If you prefer your green beans more crunchy, you can skip this step and move straight to roasting.<\/p>\n<p>Toasting the almonds and sesame seeds first before adding them in will give an additional background flavor and depth to the dish.\u00a0 Fiddle around and see which combination you like best!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy guys and remember, always play with your food!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love veggies here at the HQ and because of that, I&#8217;m constantly exploring new ways to cook up some of our favorites.\u00a0 Both of us really love green beans.\u00a0 For me, it&#8217;s one of those comfort veggies that I have great memories of and that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy when I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-1Ll","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}