Roasted Ginger Green Beans Recipe

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My husband, Michael, is the cook in our house and discovered this simple treatment for green beans. I hope you like its pleasant flavor as much as we do. —Kathy Jackson of Arlington, Virginia

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Roasted Ginger Green Beans Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or dash dried thyme
1 pound fresh green beans
1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add beans; toss to coat.
Transfer to a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 16-20 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with ginger. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup) equals 77 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 443 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Roasted Ginger Green Beans in Light & Tasty April/May 2003, p27