Ingen no Gomaae

Japanese: Green beans and sesame salad. This recipe is similar to the spinach sesame salad I posted yesterday, and is a fine alternative to spinach, if that’s not your thing. I love the texture of green beans: so crunchy and fun to eat!

Yield: 2 servings

Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb green beans (ingen)

Spices

• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp ground sesame seeds

Preparation

1. Trim the ends of the green beans and cut into 3″ pieces
2. Boil green beans for 5 minutes (until soft)
3. Strain and set aside/li>
4. Mix sugar, soy sauce, and ground sesame in a bowl, then combine with green beans and mix
5. Spinkle with whole sesame seeds
6. Serve!