SCD Lemon Sage Green Beans

For Valentine's Day, I made a special dinner for my honey and me. This was the vegetable dish that I made and you'll see the rest of the menu in the next two posts. I make this green bean dish all the time and I never get tired of eating it. I've made it for years and it just happens to be SCD-friendly without any extra effort.

1/2 pound green beans, ends snapped off
1/4 cup onion, minced
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/2 Tbsp dried sage
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
2 Tbsp olive oil or other fat
Salt to taste

Since I made this to accompany roasted duck, I actually used the duck fat instead of olive oil this time and it was really, really good. Sometimes I use bacon grease and other times I stick with olive oil. Saute the onion in the fat until it is soft and translucent. Add the almonds and let them brown a little bit. Blanch the beans for about 3 minutes in boiling water, drain and add to the onions. Then just add the lemon juice, sage and salt. How easy and delicious is that?