Buttered Green Beans with Hazelnuts

Ingredients

  • 1 pound green beans, trimmed

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • ⅓ cup chopped hazelnuts

  • 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

  • sea salt

Instructions 

  • Drop the green beans in boiling, generously salted water and cook 3 – 5 minutes, until tender but still bright green. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl.

  • Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and let it melt and bubble, swirling the pan. When the butter begins to foam, turn up the heat to medium-high and cook until the butter turns amber and smells nutty — this should take just a few minutes.

  • Take the butter off the heat and stir in the hazelnuts and thyme. Pour the butter over the beans and sprinkle with sea salt.

Haley Smith