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Spanish Garlic Green Beans

Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 104 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 30 ml
  • 1 lbs green beans 450 grams
  • 5 cloves garlic roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/2 tbsp sherry vinegar 8 ml
  • pinch sea salt
  • dash black pepper

Instructions

  1. Fill a stock pot half ways with water, season generously with sea salt and heat with a high heat

  2. Meanwhile, add the green beans into a colander and rinse under cold running water

  3. Once the water comes to a boil in the stock pot, add in the green beans, once it comes back to a boil cook the green beans for exactly 2 minutes, then remove them from the stock pot and add into a bowl with iced water, after a couple of minutes drain the green beans and pat completely dry, then trim off a little bit from the ends

  4. Heat a large fry pan with a medium to medium high heat

  5. Once the pan is nice and hot, add in the olive oil and the green beans, mix every 30 seconds so all the green beans evenly sautee, after 3 to 4 minutes and they´re starting to lightly blister, add in the chopped garlic, mix continuously, after 30 seconds add in the sherry vinegar, chopped parsley and season with sea salt & black pepper, quickly mix together and then remove from the heat

  6. Transfer into a serving dish, serve warm or at room temperature, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Spanish Olive Oil I used to make this Recipe

Nutrition Facts
Spanish Garlic Green Beans
Amount Per Serving
Calories 104 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 154mg7%
Potassium 266mg8%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 951IU19%
Vitamin C 18mg22%
Calcium 52mg5%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.