Recipes
Sweet-and-Spicy Green Beans
8 servings
20 minutes total
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Ingredients
- 2 (12 oz) bags trimmed fresh green beans
- 6 cloves garlic
- 6 pitted Medjool dates
- 1 lemon, for juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Steps
- Microwave beans following package instructions. Chop garlic (1 tablespoon) and dates. Juice lemon (2 tablespoons). Combine lemon juice, honey, and red pepper.
- Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place oil and garlic in pan; cook 1–2 minutes, stirring often, until garlic is golden. Stir lemon-honey mixture into pan; cook 1–2 minutes until thick and glossy.
- Add beans, dates, and salt; cook 2–3 minutes, stirring often, until beans are hot and glazed. Crush pecans finely. Transfer beans to serving platter, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.
If fruits and vegetables are part of this recipe, be sure to wash thoroughly.
Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 150, Total Fat 7g, Sat Fat 0.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 120mg, Total Carb 24g, Fiber 5g, Total Sugar 18g, (Incl. 2g Added Sugars), Protein 3g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 4%, Iron 6%, Potassium 6%