Holiday Green Beans

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup supermarket balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 lb frozen green beans or 1 lb fresh green beans
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, combine orange juice, balsamic vinegar, orange zest and ginger. simmer over medium heat until syrupy and reduced by half. (if you have access to a really good-quality, syrupy, aged balsamic vinegar, reduce the orange juice by half with the zest and ginger, then add 1-2 tbsp of the good vinegar off heat.).
• 2 in a small, dry skillet, toast almonds over medium-low heat until lightly browned. stir very often to prevent burning. as soon as you begin to smell nuts, pour out onto a sheet pan or plate and spread out to cool.
• 3 steam or microwave green beans until tender-crisp. toss green beans and cranberries with glaze until coated. sprinkle with almonds and serve.