Green Bean with Almond Cream

Name: Green Bean with Almond Cream
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500g cut green beans into 2.5cm pieces; 1/3 cup water (80ml); 1 tablespoon salt or to taste; 2 tablespoons almond flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon butter; FOR THE TOPPING; 1/4 cup breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup sliced almonds, skinless; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 pinch of nutmeg

1
500g cut green beans into 2.5cm pieces
2
1/3 cup water (80ml)
3
1 tablespoon salt or to taste
4
2 tablespoons almond flour
5
2 tablespoons cornstarch
6
3 tablespoons lemon juice
7
1 tablespoon butter
8
FOR THE TOPPING
9
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
10
1/4 cup sliced almonds, skinless
11
1 tablespoon butter
12
1 pinch of nutmeg

Ingredients

1
500g cut green beans into 2.5cm pieces
2
1/3 cup water (80ml)
3
1 tablespoon salt or to taste
4
2 tablespoons almond flour
5
2 tablespoons cornstarch
6
3 tablespoons lemon juice
7
1 tablespoon butter
8
FOR THE TOPPING
9
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
10
1/4 cup sliced almonds, skinless
11
1 tablespoon butter
12
1 pinch of nutmeg

Directions

1
In a medium-sized ceramic bowl, combine the green beans, water, and salt
2
Cover and bake in a high-temperature oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until tender but still slightly crunchy, stirring after 5 minutes
3
Let it rest for 5 minutes
4
Drain, reserve the cooking liquid from the green beans and transfer to a 25cm diameter ceramic bowl. Reserve
5
In a separate ceramic bowl with a capacity of 2 cups, mix together the almond flour and cornstarch
6
Add in the lemon juice and reserved cooking liquid from the green beans
7
Bake in a high-temperature oven for 1 minute and 30 seconds to 2 minutes or until thickened, stirring halfway through
8
Add in the butter and mix well
9
Combine this cream with the green beans. Reserve
10
PREPARE THE TOPPING: combine all ingredients and sprinkle over the green beans
11
Bake in a high-temperature oven, uncovered, for 1 minute and 30 seconds
12
106 calories per serving