Roasted Green Beans with Fresh Garlic

Roasted Green Beans with Fresh Garlic are a staple side dish for any meal. Enjoy alongside any protein you like, or add them to a veggie bowl or salad – they’re good with anything!

As I type these words I must admit one thing: I’m dreaming only of eating a cookie. Something with melty chocolate and perhaps a scoop of ice cream in the middle, extraordinarily big for a normal human to enjoy, and definitely without a hint of green anywhere on it.

When you’ve been in quarantine for a month already it’s hard to stop dreaming about cookies on the daily, and I refuse to apologize for that.

HOWEVER. One can’t (or probably shouldn’t – I mean, I’m not a doctor) consume gigantic melty chocolate cookies with ice cream every day. And so we come this: green beans, and how they’ll never be cookies and ice cream, but we can still make them taste pretty dang great anyway.

Right? Right!

Real real here: I love green beans and hate preparing them. I find them so much more involved than, say, broccoli. When they’re done right, though? Such a delight!

I tried to make these super simple so that when you’re grilling chicken or tossing a salad together you could sort of just set and forget the green beans for a hot second, knowing they’d still come out great in the end. I think I’ve cracked the code, and I can’t wait to hear how you liked these guys!

Serve alongside more veggies, lean proteins, and make sure you have leftovers – I loved enjoying mine the next day!

ROASTED GREEN BEANS WITH FRESH GARLIC

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds fresh green beans (I like haricot verts for mine), washed and trimmed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 cloves garlic, pasted
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon honey (optional, but delicious)
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Toss the green beans with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
• Spread evenly on a baking sheet; it’s likely there will be overlap, and that’s OK!
• Roast at 450 for 10 minutes.
• While the green beans are roasting, whisk together the remaining olive oil, lemon juice, pasted garlic, Dijon mustard, honey (if using) until smooth.
• After the green beans have roasted for 10 minutes, toss them gently with the garlic mixture.
• Roast for an additional 5-7 minutes.
• Season as desired with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot and enjoy!