Baked Green Beans with Chocolate Picada

By JDARK

Ingredients

• 3/4 - 1 pound green beans
• sea salt & black pepper
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
• Chocolate Picada:
• 5 garlic cloves coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup sliced almond lightly toasted and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley leaves finely chopped
• 3/4 ounce Green & Black’s 85% Dark Chocolate grated
• sea salt & black pepper

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 425° F.

Step 2

Start by making the garlic oil. Add olive oil and chopped garlic to a small pan. Heat slowly on low until the garlic is fragrant and softened but not browned/burned. Set aside.

Step 3

Place a baking sheet in the oven to heat for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Wash and trim the green beans. Dry thoroughly with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel.

Step 5

Toss the dried beans with 1 tablespoon of the garlic oil, salt, and pepper.

Step 6

Spread green beans onto the heated baking sheet in a single layer and bake for 10 minutes. Then toss the beans, sprinkle with parmesan and bake for another 5 minutes.

Step 7

To make the chocolate picada, stir together finely chopped almonds, parsley, grated chocolate, salt and pepper with the remaining garlic oil in a small bowl.

Step 8

Serve the baked beans with a generous drizzle of picada.