Haricots Verts with Garlic Butter

Name: Haricots Verts with Garlic Butter
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400g fine green beans, trimmed; 25g butter; 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 0.5 lemon, zested and juiced; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper

Crisp green beans tossed in garlic butter with lemon, a simple side for any roast or fish.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.55 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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400 gharicots vertstrimmed
25 gbutter
2garlic clovesfinely sliced
½lemonzested and juiced
¼ tspsalt
¼ tspblack pepper

Method

1
Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the beans for 4 minutes, until bright green and just tender.
4 min
2
Drain well.
3
Melt the butter in the same pan over a medium heat and add the garlic. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant but not browned.
1 min
4
Return the beans to the pan with the lemon zest and juice. Toss for 1 minute to coat.
1 min
5
Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.

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