Green Bean Amandine (correction)

I found the recipe for the previous post in Better Homes & Garden cookbook! This is their recipe (which is the same as America's Test Kitchen, but on a smaller scale).

8 oz green beans or one 9-oz package frozen cut or French-cut green beans
2 T slivered almonds
1 T butter or margarine
1 tsp lemon juice

1. Cut fresh beans into 1-inch pieces (or, slice lengthwise for French-cut beans). Cook fresh beans, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes (5 to 10 minutes for French-cut beans) or until crisp tender. (Or, cook frozen beans according to package directions). Drain; keep warm.
2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan cook and stir almonds in melted butter over medium heat until golden. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice. Stir almond mixture into beans.

Found in Better Homes & Gardens. 12th ed, 2002. 512.

After reading this recipe, I think that sauteing the almonds in butter first, then steaming the beans makes more sense and would be more efficient!