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Miso Sesame Sauce (That Works on Every Vegetable)
In the video, I serve this sauce on green beans, but it’s fabulous on any raw or blanched vegetables.
Any green beans will work for this recipe, but your timing will depend on the type of beans. In the video I am using very slender ones sold as “haricot verts” in the US. Of course, in French “haricot verts” simply means “green beans,” but in the US that term is usually used for thin green beans.
I often get questions about typos in the recipe when people see that 2 Tbsp of miso is 30g and 2 Tbsp of sesame seeds is 16g. That’s not a typo. Different ingredients have different density. 1 Tbsp of rocks and 1 Tbsp of feathers don’t weigh the same.
Serves 4
1 Lb (450g) trimmed green beans
2 Tbsp (30g) white miso
2 Tbsp (16g) toasted sesame seeds
1 Tbsp (15g) lemon juice
3 Tbsp (42g) neutral oil, like canola, grapeseed, etc
Bring a pot of water almost to a boil. Add some salt and get the water to a rolling boil. Dump in the green beans. If they want to poke out of the water, tuck them in and cover the pot. Set the timer for 2 minutes. After the first minute you should get your boil back. As soon as that happens, take off the lid so that the water doesn’t boil over.
To test if your beans are done, fish one out, dunk into cold water for 2 seconds and take a bite. Try to do this tasting very quickly, so that the rest of them don’t over cook. I like them very crunchy, so 2 minutes is plenty for me, but of course all green beans are different. Immediately drain them and rinse in cold water for a couple of minutes until they are completely cold.
Dump the green beans onto a towel and dry very well, then move to a large bowl.
Puree the miso, sesame seeds, lemon juice, and oil with a machine of your choice. The amounts I give will work with an immersion blender, but for the regular blender or food processor you might need to double the recipe. The leftover sauce can be refrigerated for a week and is great on many vegetables.
Coat the green beans with the sauce. Taste and adjust for salt and acidity.
You can also serve the sauce as a dip instead of coating the vegetables in it.
Support my channel
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My Online Cooking Classes:
http://www.helenrennie.com
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Miso Sesame Sauce (That Works on Every Vegetable)
In the video, I serve this sauce on green beans, but it’s fabulous on any raw or blanched vegetables.
Any green beans will work for this recipe, but your timing will depend on the type of beans. In the video I am using very slender ones sold as “haricot verts” in the US. Of course, in French “haricot verts” simply means “green beans,” but in the US that term is usually used for thin green beans.
I often get questions about typos in the recipe when people see that 2 Tbsp of miso is 30g and 2 Tbsp of sesame seeds is 16g. That’s not a typo. Different ingredients have different density. 1 Tbsp of rocks and 1 Tbsp of feathers don’t weigh the same.
Serves 4
1 Lb (450g) trimmed green beans
2 Tbsp (30g) white miso
2 Tbsp (16g) toasted sesame seeds
1 Tbsp (15g) lemon juice
3 Tbsp (42g) neutral oil, like canola, grapeseed, etc
Bring a pot of water almost to a boil. Add some salt and get the water to a rolling boil. Dump in the green beans. If they want to poke out of the water, tuck them in and cover the pot. Set the timer for 2 minutes. After the first minute you should get your boil back. As soon as that happens, take off the lid so that the water doesn’t boil over.
To test if your beans are done, fish one out, dunk into cold water for 2 seconds and take a bite. Try to do this tasting very quickly, so that the rest of them don’t over cook. I like them very crunchy, so 2 minutes is plenty for me, but of course all green beans are different. Immediately drain them and rinse in cold water for a couple of minutes until they are completely cold.
Dump the green beans onto a towel and dry very well, then move to a large bowl.
Puree the miso, sesame seeds, lemon juice, and oil with a machine of your choice. The amounts I give will work with an immersion blender, but for the regular blender or food processor you might need to double the recipe. The leftover sauce can be refrigerated for a week and is great on many vegetables.
Coat the green beans with the sauce. Taste and adjust for salt and acidity.
You can also serve the sauce as a dip instead of coating the vegetables in it.
Support my channel
patreon.com/helenrennie
My Online Cooking Classes:
http://www.helenrennie.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/HelensKitchenCooking
TWITTER: twitter.com/HelenRennie1
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/helen.rennie
