Green Beans with Sesame & Garlic

Submitted by Linorama

"These are green beans with attitude. I think I got the recipe from Vegetarian Times, and it's never missed yet when served alongside a nice piece of fish or tuna steak. I like to cook the beans early in the day so I can throw it together in a snap at mealtime. I also use more garlic."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb green beans, ends trimmed
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 3 cloves garlic, quartered lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce

directions

1. Cook beans 4 minutes, transfer to ice water to stop cooking.
2. Drain and dry.
3. This can be done up to 8 hours in advance- store in fridge.
4. Heat peanut oil in wok over high heat.
5. Add garlic and stir fry until golden, about a minute.
6. Transfer to paper towel to drain.
7. Add green beans, salt and sesame seeds to the wok.
8. Stir fry 3-4 minutes, pressing beans against side of pan so they char in places.
9. Combine sesame oil and soy sauce.
10. Add to pan along with the garlic from earlier.
11. Heat through (less than a minute) and serve.
12. These are great hot, room temperature, and even cold.

Reviews

[Monica in PA]

GREAT recipe-- so yummy! These veggies are not boring ---lots of flavor!

 

[KateL]

4 Stars, only because low-sodium-diet DH said there was too much salt, and we should cut it in half next time. Otherwise we enjoyed this dish very much: it was a great change of pace, and it went together quickly, once I trimmed the green beans. Made for Sept 2008 veg*n swap.

 

[Scrapbook Lori]

Just had to comment on how wonderful these green beans are - they were a great complement to our dinner this evening. The garlic and sesame worked perfectly together! Thank you!