Rinse and trim stringy ends off of green beans.

Fill a pot with 1” water and bring to a boil. Place green beans in steamer insert, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes. Removing from steamer while the beans are still a vibrant green and have a bite to them.

Place in serving dish and mix with 2 Tablespoons of unsalted butter and ½ teaspoon kosher salt or to taste.

In small skillet melt ½ tablespoon of unsalted butter over medium heat to crisp up the Panko bread crumbs until a light golden brown, about a minute. Mix bread crumbs with seasoned green beans.  Reserve some crumbs for presentation.  Squeeze a couple of lemon wedges over beans and toss.

Wipe out bread crumb pan with paper towel and toast the almonds for about a minute over medium heat. Toss on top of green beans. Enjoy!