This was the dawn of a new age of American cookery, and something so old-fashioned as green beans almondine had no place along side our newfangled raspberry vinaigrettes and cajun fish.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I’ve finally done a
green beans almondine video, but added roasted garlic and blue cheese to it,
just in case any of my old classmates are watching. I actually did this at Thanksgiving, sans nuts, and it got
rave reviews, so I had a feeling the addition of the slivered almonds would
work just fine, and they did! I hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy!
Ingredients for 4-6 portions:
1 pound green beans, blanched in boiling, salted water until almost tender
1 pound green beans, blanched in boiling, salted water until almost tender
3 heads garlic
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne to taste
1/3 cup sliced almonds browned in 1 tsp butter
2 oz Pt. Reyes blue cheese, or other blue cheese
13 comments:
Not a big fan of blue cheese, would goat cheese work as well?
That looks amazing and I look forward to trying it! I have a lot of Mizithra on hand and wondered if it would be good with that?
On a completely different note, I am looking for a wireless thermometer and wondered what brand you would recommend. There are a lot to chose from and I trust your judgement.
Re: other cheeses. I've only done with blue. No way to know unless you try, so go for it and tell us.
Krista, sorry, but never had and experience with wireless thermometers. Just check amazon ratings.
Hey Chef,
This dish does indeed appear to be rather appetizing. Nevertheless my finicky lady-friend claims that she doesn't like "squeaky vegetables".
I on the other hand am most content to eat just about anything so long as it ain't out of a can.
Is there anyway I can remove the squeak out of the green beans while blanching or should I perhaps consider getting a new girlfriend?
Happy New Year! And as always, thanks!
I find green beans overrated maybe because i cooked them for years this could put them up a notch
SV, You should do both. Cook until tender AND get a new girl. ;)
Then I will have to let you know :). I was also playing with the idea of feta on there as well.
needs bacon
We made this the day after you posted it. It was amazing!!!! The blue cheese is so yummy on the beans. We paired it with BBQ steak on a portobello mushroom. Such a great combo of flavours.
Thanks for posting and keep the veggie side dish ideas coming. :)
For those afraid of blue cheese, I successfully substituted freshly grated parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
This dish is so so so good!
Hi Chef,
I made this dish and gotta say dat' I liked it a lot.
Nevertheless next time I make this dish I'll just use one head of garlic and not three. Seems to me that one would have been plenty much.
And next time I'll be sure to use but a smidgen of butter while toating the almond slices. Seems like I had a Paula Dean moment and got carried away with the butter.
In any event who knew that with but a bit of tricking-up, green beans could be so appetizing.
Thanks!
Can i ask what are the cooking skills involved in the making of this dish?
Clement Quan roasting, blanching, sauteing, and baking. Made this tonight and it was fabulous. I love anything with warm blue cheese. thanks chef!
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