Green Bean Avocado Casserole

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Servings:

• Recipe serving size: 1/2 cup
• Number of servings: Adjust Reset

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. fresh green beans, rinsed, trimmed, cut in half
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups white button mushrooms, rinsed and sliced (or about 6 ounces whole mushrooms)
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper or more
• 1 1/2 ripe fresh Hass avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, divided
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 cup store bought crispy onions or recipe below.

• Ingredients for homemade crispy onions

• 1/2 large yellow onion, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
• 1 Tbsp. almond milk
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp. oil
• Salt for seasoning

• Other optional toppings:

• 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted and crushed (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium-sized pan, bring water and plenty of salt to boil. Cook green beans in boiling salted water until tender, about 5-7 minutes to blanch them. Taste green beans, they should be al dente but not hard to bite. Remove green beans from the boiling water and set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, place one avocado and almond milk. Use a hand blender or mixer and mix until smooth and frothy.
4. In a large skillet, heat olive oil and sauté garlic and mushrooms for about 5 minutes on medium high. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper. Stir and reduce heat. Add a tablespoon of water to the mushrooms.
5. Add smooth avocado mixture to the saucepan. Stir and simmer until smooth. This will take about 2 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust salt if needed. Avocado sauce will be smooth and thick absorbing the mushroom flavor.
6. In a baking dish, place green beans. Top with mushroom sauce and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add crispy onions and bake for another 5 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and garnish with remaining diced avocado and serve.

1. Homemade crispy onions

2. In a bowl, mix onions and almond milk. Stir and let it sit for about 3 minutes. Drain and place flour on a plate. Add onion in small batches at a time and mix with the flour. Season with salt and black pepper, toss well.
3. In a small skillet, heat two tablespoons of oil and fry onions until golden brown. This will take about 10 minutes. Stir fry all sides. Remove from the pan, and place on top of paper towel and set aside.

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