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Green Beans with Spanish Almond Sauce
Dairy-based sauces tend to dull the flavor of fresh produce. We prefer Spain’s salsa de almendras, or almond sauce. The nuts are blended to create a sauce with creamy richness, but none of the heft of dairy. We pair it with tender-crisp blanched green beans, but it’s excellent on many blanched or roasted vegetables; instructions follow. The sauce can be made up to three days ahead. It can be served warm (reheat over medium-low, stirring in a bit of water if needed to thin) or room temperature (if refrigerated, let stand at room temperature for one hour).
6 to 8 (makes about 1½ cups sauce)
Servings
Tip
Don’t leave the beans for more than a few minutes in the ice bath or they will become waterlogged. After draining, pat dry on a kitchen towel to avoid diluting the sauce. And be sure to blend thoroughly and scrape the jar as needed to ensure a smooth consistency.
50 minutes
Ingredients
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Kosher salt and ground black pepper
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1
pound green beans, trimmed
Directions
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01In a large pot, bring 4 quarts water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water, stir in 1 tablespoon salt and set near the stove. To the boiling water, add 3 tablespoons salt and the beans. Cook, stirring, until tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to the ice water. Let stand until cooled, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain in a colander, then spread on a kitchen towel and pat dry. Transfer to a platter.
Reviews
November 26, 2025
Delicious and Distinct
I love green beans and found this recipe to accentuate the flavor of the beans without overwhelming them.
November 10, 2024
Great recipe but needs modification.
As I was finishing up with the sauce, I realized everything is cold: the beans on the platter, the cooled sauce in the blender. So, after spooning the cooled sauce onto the cold beans, I waited until my baked salmon and baked potato were ready and then put the sauced beans in the microwave for 60 seconds and served it. It was very delicious. Is this supposed to be cold? If not, how do you recommend the beans and sauce are heated? Or are there steps I am missing?
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