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Garlic Green Beans with Cranberries

Celebrate the holiday season with a sweet and savory side! This brilliant green and red dish is so beautiful and delicious that you’ll immediately come back for more. Crisp, tart, slightly sweet, and fantastically flavorful. It will become a new family tradition!
Course Side
Cuisine American
Keyword garlic green beans, grean beans recipe, green beans
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 cups
Calories 84kcal
Author Gina House | World of Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1 pound green beans or haricot verts (French green beans)
  • ½ cup dried sweetened cranberries
  • 2-3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper or to your liking

Instructions

  • Rinse and drain the green beans. Trim the green bean ends.
  • Fill your saucepan with four quarts of water, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat.
  • While waiting, measure out the cranberries, garlic, olive oil, and salt. Also, fill a large bowl with ice water for submerging the beans after boiling.
  • When water is boiling, add the green beans and cook for 3-5 minutes over medium high heat. Drain well and immediately plunge the beans into a bowl of ice water. Let sit for a minute and then drain the beans again.
  • Add the beans, cranberries, garlic, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar together in a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix well.
  • This dish tastes delicious served either warm or cold. It’s even better the next day. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Substitutions for Dried Cranberries - If you aren’t able to have any sugar or you’re just not a huge cranberry fan, here are other options to use in place of red berries in this recipe: small cherry tomatoes, pimentos, chopped pickled beets, tart cherries, red currants, pomegranate seeds, or raspberries.
  • Savory Spice Suggestions - If you want to add more pizazz to the plate, feel free to use crushed red pepper, cayenne pepper, cracked pepper, toasted sesame seeds, or parsley with fresh lemon juice. Feel free to add as much garlic as you wish, or none at all.

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 293mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1019IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 2mg