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Melt butter and olive oil over medium heat
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Add mushrooms and cook until soft, stirring often
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When mushrooms are soft, add garlic, and cook another 2 minutes, stirring constantly so it doesn't burn
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Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to boil
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Prepare a separate bowl of ice and water
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Add beans to boiling water for 3 minutes
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Remove with a spider or slotted spoon and transfer to the ice bath to stop the cooking and keep the pretty bright green color
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Toast almonds - I use a frying pan because if I do it in the oven I'll forget and burn them - I toast them on medium heat for about 3 minutes, them remove the pan from the heat and let them toast a minute or two longer in the hot pan
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Arrange beans on a serving dish, top with garlic and mushrooms then add toasted almonds, season and garnish with salt and cracked pepper