How to Prepare the Best Roasted Green Beans! Every bite is tender with a hint of salty, charred flavor – they’re simply irresistible.
When it comes to grilling veggies, we’ve tried them all. (Almost.) And this vegetable surprised us: roasted green beans! Turns out the grill is the perfect way to cook up these summer greens. Take a bite and it’s tender, with an explosion of sweet, spicy, salty, and charred flavors. Honestly, they’re just as addicting as fries! We quickly scanned a tray and then asked ourselves, why don’t we make roasted green beans more often? They are now part of our repertoire: and we hope you will add them to yours too.
Ingredients for roasted green beans
Grilling is such a fantastic way to cook green beans that you only need a handful of ingredients to make them taste great. Here’s what you need:
- Fresh green beans
- olive oil
- Salt
- lemon
A quick way to prune green beans
The only tricky part about making green beans is the trimming! For some reason, this is one of the least exciting prep steps I find (I don’t know why). But Alex and I came up with a quick way to trim green beans that makes it bearable: so you don’t have to spend hours resolving the ups and downs. Here’s the quick way to prune green beans:
- Take about 15-20 beans and then put them on the cutting board. Work quickly and make an even stack with everyone lined up lengthwise. They don’t all have to be aligned the same way!
- Line up all ends against the edge of your knife. Then take them with one hand and cut off the ends with a knife.
- Quickly flip the beans the other way, then slide them toward the blade of your knife so the other ends line up. Then grab the stack and cut off the other ends.
Tips for grilling green beans
The little extra of grilled green beans: you can put them directly on the grates! A grill basket is not required. If you have a grill basket, you can use that too – it just results in fewer charred green beans. Our favorite method is grids: we love tank markings! Here are the basic steps (or jump to the recipe below):
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat. It’s 375 to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cut the green beans as above, then toss with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Grill on the grills for 5 minutes on each side. Turn with a spatula and grill until tender and charred! Drizzle with fresh lemon juice and enjoy.
Make it a meal!
Green beans go with almost everything: they suit many cuisines! Here are some recipes we’re going to pair them with to make barbecues (and drinks…for fun!):
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do you like green beans We also. Here are some of our other favorite ways to prepare them:
This Roasted Green Beans recipe is…
Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.
The description
How to Prepare the Best Roasted Green Beans! Every bite is tender with a hint of salty, charred flavor – they’re simply irresistible.
- 1 pounds of fresh green beans
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Lemon wedges for serving
- Preheat a grill to medium-high heat (375 to 450 degrees).
- Wash and stem the green beans. Dry them off with a towel. In a bowl, toss the green beans with the olive oil, kosher salt, and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.
- Place the green beans directly onto the cooking grates and grill until charred and tender, about 4-5 minutes per side (8-10 minutes total). (For a less charred result, you can cook them in the grill basket for 12-14 minutes until tender.)
- Remove the beans from the grill and sprinkle with the lemon juice from the wedges. Taste and add a few pinches of kosher salt if needed.
- Category: garnish
- Method: Goal
- Kitchen: American
- Diet: vegan
Keywords: Grilled Green Beans, how to grill green beans
More grilled vegetables
Here’s how to make just about any grilled vegetable you can imagine!
- Perfect Corn, Corn in the Foil, Corn in the Husk, or Elote are the best ways to make this seasonal treat. Or turn it into a grilled lamb’s lettuce.
- Portobello or Mushroom Skewers Packed with meaty, smoky flavor.
- Cauliflower or Broccoli Charred florets of goodness.
- Onions, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini and squash Perfect for summer.
- Potatoes en papillote, sweet potatoes, grilled baked potatoes or classic carrots!
- Asparagus, avocado, pak choi, beetroot, okra or Brussels sprouts Unique, delicious and easy.
- Romaine, Cabbage or Kale These leafy greens are fantastic grilled.
- Grilled Pineapple or Bananas It’s not a vegetable, but grilled desserts are a nice sweet finishing touch!
