Fresh Sesame Green Beans Recipe

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Looking for an ideal accompaniment to almost any entree? From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Linda Vietmeier shares this simple side dish or fresh green beans mildly flavored with sesame seeds and garlic cloves.

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Fresh Sesame Green Beans Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

5 20 25

Ingredients

1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons canola oil
Salt to taste

Directions

Place beans in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute the sesame seeds and garlic in oil. Drain beans; stir into garlic mixture. Season with salt. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 3/4 cup serving (prepared without salt) equals 73 calories, 5 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 8 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Sesame Green Beans in Quick Cooking March/April 2003, p8