Roasted Green Beans With Orange

Equipment

• Baking dish (I used an 8x8" Pyrex; you want one that can accomodate a bit of liquid)
• Large bowl for mixing
• Colander

Ingredients

• 1lb green beans (sometimes you can find them pre-trimmed!)
• 0.25 cups olive oil
• Zest of 1 small orange (approx diameter of a seltzer can)
• 1 tablespoon orange juice (juice from about half of the orange you zested)
• 0.5 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C (350°F/176°C if using convection)
2. Trim unpleasant ends off the green beans
3. Rinse beans in colander
4. Toss beans with olive oil, orange zest, salt, and orange juice
5. Pour beans and liquid into baking dish
6. Roast in oven on lowest rack for ~40 minutes. At the end of cook time, move to top rack for browning/crisping if you desire.
7. Before serving, give it a good toss so that the beans get coated in the juice and oil.

Additional details about this recipe

• My cousin Ben made some really good green beans at Thanksgiving in 2022 that inspired this recipe. People keep asking about them!
• If you don't have orange, that's ok. I'd substitute lemon zest (if you have a lemon) and decrease the amount of lemon juice to 1 teaspoon. You can always add more lemon juice if there's not enough. If you don't have lemon, maybe try a dash of some classy vinegar.