Sometimes when I cook for myself, I spend so much time on the main dish that I forget to even make side dishes or salads. That is a problem.
Part of my being healthy in 2010 involves eating a ton more vegetables. Thus far I have been really successful and have come up with some great new recipes that will be shared soon. One of my favorites so far has been these green beans. They are loaded with about 6 cloves of chopped garlic and a healthy dose of crushed red pepper flakes to give the beans some heat! They are seriously delicious. I eat them like popcorn.
Also, places like Trader Joe’s has made my life so much easier by already trimming the ends off of the green beans so they are ready to go when you get home
I have also started a fabulous finishing salt collection which works perfectly for this dish. I sprinkled some crushed pink Himalayan salt on top of these beans and it was life changing. Amazing. I could have eaten these all day. In fact I did… and then I had to make more for dinner.
Spicy Garlic Green Beans
Ingredients:
1 lb green beans, ends trimmed
2 tbsp olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp red pepper flakes
Pink Himalayan Finishing Salt
Pepper
Directions:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the green beans and cook until just tender but they still have a bite. Drain and shock in an ice bath.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute as they release their flavor. Add the green beans to the skillet and combine while heating the green beans again. Remove and finish with a sprinkle of finishing salt and pepper if desired.
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I just made a batch of TJ’s green beans this week! It makes it so easy when they come all cleaned and ready to go! Love your use of the Pink Himalayan salt, its my fave!!
I absolutely love these green beans! Garlic makes everything better!
I will be planting lots of beans in my garden this summer so I can eat them like popcorn as well!
I like how Americans have been “dressing up” French green beans. In France, you would put a little bit of butter and parsley and this is it! Here, anything from sliced almonds to sesame seeds or garlic top them up! I have started to do it this way for my family as well. I’ll definitively try your recipe, making it a little bit less spicy for my children. Merci!
Sometimes I get sick of making a complete meal for dinner, and I like to just eat a lot of veggies. This dish would be perfect… and I think I even have Pink Himalayan salt! I know I have some sort of pink salt.
I made green beans with lemon and shallots last week. YUM! I will have to kick them up with garlic next time. I hope you are having a good week!
I am so with you on this one… you spend so much time on an entree and then have nothing to go with it. How does this happen? I am going to get on your bandwagon and try to pay more attention to my side dishes instead of my typical frozen steamed vegetables from Green Giant. This looks easy and delicious. Thanks!
I love green beans! The might be one of my favorite vegetables, especially with garlic! I will have to try them with himalayan finishing salt
I need to get myself some of that finishing salt.
I love green beans! I could eat them all the live long day. Yet another dish that I am saving.
I love how dark green these beans are! The organic ones I bought yesterday don’t even match up anywhere near yours!
Hi Gaby,
I got your secret santa pack yesterday and I was SO excited! It came as a surprise and… well, I loved it! I have already had some of the delicious chocolate you sent, and I’m trying the spices mix as soon as maybe, you can bet
Thank you!!
By the way, I’m a faithful reader of your blog, in spite of the fact that I was never brave enough to post a comment before today: I’m so glad you happened to be my secret santa!
Cheers,
Benny
This recipe looks amazing! I love Himalayan sea salt and I think they make all veggies taste better so I eat them more often. I get mine from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com since they have great products and they are an eco-friendly company. Well, thanks again for sharing this delicious recipe!!
Can’t wait to try these for myself!
Hi Gaby
Where did you buy your pink finishing salt.
I made these yesterday and served them cold again today. They were great!
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