Description
A delicious and healthy side dish of roasted green beans with garlic and lemon.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces whole green beans (ends trimmed)
- 4–5 cloves garlic (roughly chopped; see note #1)
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 small lemon (juiced and zested)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Add the green beans and roughly chopped garlic to a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil. Use clean hands to toss the green beans in the oil until they are thoroughly coated. Sprinkle with salt.
- Place in the oven on the middle shelf. Roast for 12-15 minutes, or until the green beans are golden and starting to shrivel. The garlic should also be golden.
- Remove from the oven. Just before serving, squeeze with half of a lemon and sprinkle with lemon zest. Enjoy!
Notes
- Note #1: For a milder garlic flavor, you can reduce the amount of garlic used.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg