These Sauteed Green Beans with Black Olives are a great way to fancy up regular ol’ green beans. They are put together quickly, use just a few ingredients and they taste great!
Looking to dress up some plain green beans and make them a little fancy? Well, this is the recipe for you! If you love the taste of black olives, you will really enjoy these Sauteed Green Beans with Black Olives.
This is just another example of how great food doesn’t have to be complex or difficult. It goes great with Pan Fried Perch with Green Sauce or any other Main Courses that you love.
What are These Green Beans Like
- Difficulty – A really easy dish that requires only six ingredients. Can be prepped ahead of time and cooked just before serving.
- Taste – These beans have a fresh flavour with a flavour of black olives. They are crisp but if you prefer them softer, just steam them for a little longer.
- Serving – This dish will serve around four people as a generous side dish. In the recipe card below you can easily adjust the serving size.
Ingredients
- Green Beans – Green beans are young beans that can also be know as French beans, string beans, and snap beans. For this recipe, fresh green beans work best.
- Onion – I just used regular white onion diced small.
- Garlic – Fresh garlic cloves are a must for this recipe. I cut the garlic bulbs into very thin slices for big garlic flavour.
- Olive oil – Extra virgin olive oil. But any olive oil will work.
- Black olives – Make sure to buy pitted black olives for this recipe. As they will be much easier to slice.
- Salt – I used regular table salt to finish the dish.
NOTE, The full recipe and ingredient list can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.
Instructions
- Place the green beans in a colander and pour boiling water over the beans. Immediately place the green beans in a bowl of cold water. Drain the green beans and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the garlic and give a quick stir until the garlic is fragrant, about one minute. Add the diced onions and stir well. Cook down until golden and soft, about 8 minutes.
- Add the green beans and give a really good stir. Cook the green beans down until they are tender but still a little crisp. Add the olives and stir well. Cook for about one to two minutes to incorporate the olives completely. Season with salt and remove from heat.
- Serve as a side dish to any main course.
Recipe Tips
- Blanche the green beans – Don’t skip this step! It will help keep the green beans crisp and retain their bright green colour.
- Prep ahead – The green beans can be trimmed and washed up to a day before and kept in the fridge.
Substitutions
- Fresh green beans – Although fresh green beans are best, you can use frozen green beans for this dish.
- Onions – I used white onions. Alternatively, you can use leeks, spring onions, brown onions or yellow onions.
- Black olives – You can easily use green olives. And you can skip them all together if you prefer a different flavour. See the Garlic Sauteed Green Beans.
- Additions – Feel free to toss in some fresh herbs at the end. Both fresh cilantro and parsley would both work well. If you would like a different flavour, you could even try a little fresh basil.
Serving
Here’s a few great turkey suggestions to serve alongside these green beans!
- Turkey and Mushrooms in a Creamy White Wine Sauce
- Spinach and Gouda Stuffed Turkey Breast
- Parmesan Crusted Turkey Cutlets
- Stuffing Topped Roasted Turkey Tenderloin
Frequently Asked Questions
Blanching vegetables is the process of pouring boiling water over the vegetables and then immediately cooling the vegetables by pouring over cold water. This helps keep the vegetables crisp and keep their bright vibrant colour.
You can make sauteed green beans in advance. I recommend placing the cooked beans in a oven proof dish and covering with foil. When ready to serve, place in a preheated 350 degree f/180 degree c oven for about 15 minutes until warmed through.
Ultimately, most fresh vegetable dishes are best when fresh made. However, yes you can freeze them. Allow them to cool properly and store in an airtight container for up to one month. Allow to defrost in the fridge and rewarm in the oven for about 10 minutes.
Garlic Sauteed Green Beans
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Sauteed Green Beans with Black Olives
Ingredients
- 1 large bunch fresh green beans ends trimmed and cleaned
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 medium onion finely diced
- 1/3 cup black olives pitted and sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place the green beans in a colander and pour boiling water over the beans. Immediately place the green beans in a bowl of cold water. Drain the green beans and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the garlic and give a quick stir until the garlic is fragrant, about one minute. Add the diced onions and stir well. Cook down until golden and soft, about 8 minutes.
- Add the green beans and give a really good stir. Cook the green beans down until they are tender but still a little crisp. Add the olives and stir well. Cook for about one to two minutes to incorporate the olives completely. Season with salt and remove from heat.
- Serve as a side dish to any main course.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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