Garlic Lemon Green Beans

I LOVE garlic. and lemon. So these healthy veggies are right up my alley!

Garlic Lemon Green Beans

1 pound green beans, ends trimmed ( I use skinny french beans and skip pre-cooking them)

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil- or EVOO

2 large garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon lemon zest

2 tsp lemon juice

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

Blanch green beans in a large stock pot of boiling water for about 2 minutes. Drain and shock in a bowl of ice water to stop from cooking (skip this step if you are using skinny beans and like a bit of crunch!)

Heat a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the oil. Then add the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the beans and continue to saute until coated and heated through, about 5 minutes (ten minutes if you skip step one!) Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper.