Finger Food

Name: Finger Food
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams sliced almonds, lightly toasted; 12 smalls 12 or 13 small carrots; 2 Tbsps About cream cheese, slightly softened; 227 grams green beans

Finger Food might be just the side dish you are searching for. This gluten free, primal, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian recipe serves 8. One serving contains 99 calories, 3g of protein, and 5g of fat. A mixture of almonds, carrots, beans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Pick over almonds, selecting only whole, fingernail-shape pieces; set aside. (Reserve broken pieces for another use.)

Ingredients you will need

Almonds

Fill a large bowl with ice water; set aside. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Trim ends of beans and blanch for 15 to 20 seconds, until they turn bright green. Using a slotted spoon, transfer beans to ice water. When cool, remove, pat dry and set aside.

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Water

Beans

Equipment you will use

Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Pot

Peel carrots and halve lengthwise. Trim wider ends to roughly match length of beans. (Recipe can be prepared to this point up to 1 day ahead; wrap vegetables in damp paper towels and refrigerate in a sealed plastic bag.)

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Vegetable