Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  15 1/2  ounces        French-style green beans --         
                                                            
   1      head          iceberg lettuce                     
                        red food coloring                   
   6      tablespoons   almonds -- sliced 

Preparation:

Heat the beans in their liquid according to the directions on the can. Wash and dry the lettuce and arrange the leaves on a serving platter. Pour the beans and liquid into a glass bowl. Add red food coloring, drop by drop, until the liquid turns the color of blood. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the veins and place them in a veinlike pattern on top of the leaves. Sprinkle almonds over the beans for and added bony crunch and flavor.