Cranberry Green Beans with Quinoa and Goat Cheese
These Cranberry Green Beans are dressed up with shallots, goat cheese and almonds, and are a perfect holiday appetizer or side! Plus, these cranberry almond green beans are ready in only 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 12 oz green beans, washed and trimmed
- ½ cup quinoa
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Drizzle of honey I used about 1 tsp
- 1-2 oz feta cheese goat cheese
Instructions
- Add water to a large saucepan or steamer, add green beans and bring to a boil. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until green beans are softened.
- While green beans are boiling, cook your quinoa.
- When green beans are cooked, drain them. To the empty saucepan that the green beans were in, add sliced shallot and 1 Tbsp of olive oil, and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until shallot starts to soften. Then, add in cooked green beans, dried cranberries, almonds, and salt and pepper, to taste. Add the drizzle of honey and mix well on low heat for 2-3 minutes, allowing flavors to mesh.
- Add cooked quinoa to the saucepan with green beans and mix. Transfer to a serving bowl of plate, and add goat cheese. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 8gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 34mgPotassium: 383mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 663IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 2mg
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