Garlicky Green Beans with Pistachios and Pomegranate

Fresh green beans with pistachios and pomegrante are simple, flavourful, and sure to impress! Tender crisp green beans are briefly blanched, then sauteed with butter and garlic. The pistachios adds extra crunch and rich flavour while pomegranate arils provide both vibrant colour and a characteristic sweet-tart, tangy zing to the dish. You can also use hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans or pinenuts too.


400 g Green beans, trimmed 50 g Butter 3-4 Garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped 80 g Pistachio kernels, coarsely chopped 2 tbsp Fresh dill or parsley, coarsely chopped 80 g Pomegranate seeds Sea salt and freshly milled black pepper

Cook the green beans in a large saucepan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes or until the beans are bright green and tender crisp. Drain.
Heat the butter in a large skillet. Add the chopped garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add the green beans and pistchios to the skillet. Cook, tossing, for 2 minutes or until the beans are heated though. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped dill and pomegranate seeds.

21 comments:

My name is Erika. 20/12/25 14:15: That's a tasty looking combo. I haven't had green beans for a few weeks and now I want some. Probably with our Christmas roast...yum. Have a super weekend.
Tom 20/12/25 14:15: ...green and red are complementary colors and these flavor most certainly are too!
Federica Simoni 20/12/25 14:25: che meraviglia 😍
Christine 20/12/25 15:02: Looks so pretty
Anonymous 20/12/25 15:02: The pistachios and pomegranate seeds make it look so festive! ~ David (C&L)
Anonymous 20/12/25 15:37: The pomegrante seeds make the beans sparkle...perfect for the holidays. Karen (Back Road Journal)
DEZMOND 20/12/25 16:28: Very colourful!
Sadly, I have been having terrible problems with indigestion last two weeks, and I have been exhausted by it something terrible, so most food makes me puke currently and I think I lost about three kilos because I just cannot put anything in my mouth. Hope I recover soon from it.
🌺JoAnna🌺 20/12/25 17:45: A wonderful recipe for delicious, fresh food!

Thank you and best regards.
David M. Gascoigne, 20/12/25 19:03: Sounds terrific, Angie. I could go for this.
Anonymous 20/12/25 19:46: Yum!!!!
Anne in the kitchen
eileeninmd 20/12/25 21:18: Looks like a delicious recipe, I love green beans.
Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend.
Linda's Relaxing Lair 20/12/25 21:54: It looks both beautiful, creative and delicious!
Pattie @ Olla-Podrida 20/12/25 23:03: Interesting and lovely combination. I just recently got pistachios for another dish, so I will have enough left over to give this a try.
Brian's Home Blog 21/12/25 00:04: WOW, that should be on a foodie magazine cover!
J.P. Alexander 21/12/25 00:32: Gracias por la receta. te mando un beso.
Judee 21/12/25 03:30: Angie, everything you make looks amazing. This is a spectacular dish.
Granny Sue 21/12/25 04:25: Not a big dan of garlic but I imagine I could cut it back a bit? Such a pretty dish!
Anonymous 21/12/25 06:14: Perfect for the Christmas table!
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The Velvet Runway 21/12/25 11:03: What a beautiful way to present green beans. They look colorful and delicious
Julia x
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Eva Taylor 21/12/25 21:22: Wha a beautiful and festive looking dish! That is a show stopper for sure.
Lowcarb team member 21/12/25 22:43: Perfect for the season.

All the best Jan