Roasted Green Beans with Diced Dates, Garlic and Rosemary Marcona Almonds
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Recipe type: Side Dish
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Serves: 4
 
Dates (when diced and cooked in oil) take on a cooked bacon/pancetta like texture. They are outrageously flavorful. Paired with green beans, garlic, Marcona almonds, and a touch of rosemary, this side dish is a perfect accompaniment to roasted pork or lamb. Or chicken. Or beef. It's that good!
Ingredients
  • 1 pound fresh green beans, ends snapped off
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 6 dates, pitted and diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ cup Trader Joe's Rosemary Marcona almonds
  • or ½ cup Marcona almonds+ 2 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped or 1 tsp. dried rosemary, chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
  3. Add garlic, stirring to coat in oil and sauté for 1 minute.
  4. Add dates and green beans to the garlic-oil, stir to coat. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes, or until the beans start to sweat just a bit.
  5. Add salt and almonds, give one final stir to coat everything in the skillet, and pop in the oven.
  6. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through, or until the beans are slightly blistered and browned but still have their form.
Recipe by Sense of Taste at https://sensetaste.com/green-beans-dates-almonds/