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| Aromatic Sesame Oil with Toasted Sesame Seeds |
Green beans are abundant --and so delicious ---during July here, but I am always looking for ways to make them interesting. This is a very simple way to add lots of flavor.
---Barbara
Green Beans with Sesame Oil
(Deborah Madison, A Savory Way)
Serves 4
1 quart fresh green beans, washed and ends snapped off
salt
1 t. sesame oil*
toasted sesame seeds for garnish
Cook the green beans until crisp tender. I prefer to place them in a wide saucepan with a couple of tablespoons of water, salt them, cover and cook on medium for 8 minutes to let them steam, and then remove the cover and cook until crisp tender, about 4 more minutes. Most of the time, the water evaporates so watch them carefully in the last few minutes.
Remove the green beans from the saucepan, and place in a serving bowl. Drizzle with the sesame oil, taste, add more salt if needed, then garnish with toasted sesames seeds.
* be sure to use fresh sesame oil
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