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Spain on a Fork > All Recipes > Tapas > Spanish Garlic Green Beans | Possibly the BEST Green Beans Recipe
All Recipes, Tapas / May 5, 2023
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These Spanish Garlic Green Beans, known as Judias Verdes al Ajillo, are the perfect side dish or tapas appetizer for virtually any meal. They´re easy to make, packed with a ton of garlic goodness and all done in about 20 minutes.
The secret to this very simple recipe is to use a great olive oil. As this is the base fat and what flavors the entire dish. I used a Spanish EVOO from the Georgetown Olive Oil Co. Truly one of the best Spanish olive oils out there.
When picking your green beans at the market, make sure they have a solid green color all around, and that there is no brown spots or blemishes. As that is a sign of older green beans.
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: Once you add the green beans into the boiling water, wait for the water to come back to a boil, then start counting the cooking time. Adding the green beans to a bowl with iced water after boiling them will stop them from cooking. So they don´t end up with a mushy texture.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY COOKWARE
MY CHEF´S KNIFE
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
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Watch the Video Below on How to Make Spanish Garlic Green Beans
Spanish Garlic Green Beans
CourseAppetizer, Side Dish
CuisineSpanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 104 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork
Ingredients
- 2tbspextra virgin olive oil30 ml
- 1lbsgreen beans450 grams
- 5clovesgarlic roughly chopped
- 2tbspchopped fresh parsley
- 1/2tbspsherry vinegar8 ml
- pinchsea salt
- dashblack pepper
Instructions
Fill a stock pot half ways with water, season generously with sea salt and heat with a high heat
Meanwhile, add the green beans into a colander and rinse under cold running water
Once the water comes to a boil in the stock pot, add in the green beans, once it comes back to a boil cook the green beans for exactly 2 minutes, then remove them from the stock pot and add into a bowl with iced water, after a couple of minutes drain the green beans and pat completely dry, then trim off a little bit from the ends
Heat a large fry pan with a medium to medium high heat
Once the pan is nice and hot, add in the olive oil and the green beans, mix every 30 seconds so all the green beans evenly sautee, after 3 to 4 minutes and they´re starting to lightly blister, add in the chopped garlic, mix continuously, after 30 seconds add in the sherry vinegar, chopped parsley and season with sea salt & black pepper, quickly mix together and then remove from the heat
Transfer into a serving dish, serve warm or at room temperature, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Get the Spanish Olive Oil I used to make this Recipe
Nutrition Facts
Spanish Garlic Green Beans
Amount Per Serving
Calories 104Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Sodium 154mg7%
Potassium 266mg8%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 951IU19%
Vitamin C 18mg22%
Calcium 52mg5%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Tags: extra virgin olive oil, garlic, gluten free, green beans, judias verdes, judias verdes al ajillo, parsley, recipe, sherry vinegar, side dish, tapas, vegan, vinegar
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2 Comments
Ramya
Cant wait to make this soon for me i never had spanish garlic green beans before perfect for my after office meals love your recipes as always brightens up my day everyday after work
05 . May . 2023
Spain on a Fork
Sounds great Ramya! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
05 . May . 2023
