Sesame Roasted Green Beans

Name: Sesame Roasted Green Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb green beans, ends snapped off; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (about 3 medium cloves); 1 dash ground ginger; 2 teaspoons honey; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes; 4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

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Submitted by jaynine

"These are a delicious and different way to prepare green beans. I made these for a dinner party, doubled the recipe and there was not a bean left."

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photo by Jonathan Melendez

Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 lb green beans, ends snapped off
1 tablespoon olive oil
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon chopped garlic (about 3 medium cloves)
1 dash ground ginger
2 teaspoons honey
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sesame oil
¹⁄₄ teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil, spread beans on baking sheet.
Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt; Using hands, toss to coat evenly, and distribute in even layer.
Roast in oven for 10 minutes.
While roasting, combine garlic, ginger, honey, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes in small bowl.
Remove beans from oven. Coat beans evenly with the garlic/ginger mixture; redistribute in even layer.
Return to oven and continue roasting until beans are dark golden brown in spots and starting to shrivel, 10-12 minutes longer.
Adjust seasoning with salt if necessary, toss well. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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Reviews

This is an excellent recipe! I happened to be out of sesame seeds when I made this (I thought they were in the cabinet) but they still came out delicious! I also made this while my air conditioner was broken so in order to keep my house from getting too hot I stir-fried the beans and sauce in a large pot. I cooked them until they were shriveled with dark spots. They were perfect!

BellaMozzarella
Yum! I used toasted sesame oil and it gave the beans such a great flavor. Can't wait to make these again.

DeensCPA
I really loved this dish. I normally sauté my green beans but this is so much easier and makes for easy clean up as well. It's the best side dish to many recipes!

Jonathan Melendez
I added extra garlic, as I do with every recipe, we are a family of garlic lovers. I will save this to make when it's just my husband and I for dinner, as it wasn't liked by our younger family members. I also might decrease the red pepper flakes just a tad bit. To turn down the heat just a touch.

whtbxrmom
Very tasty and easy to put together. Next time I think I'll make with more sauce/spice and fewer green beans.

Lt. Amy

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Tweaks

These were just... AWESOME. Subbed agave nectar for honey as I am allergic. PERFECT as a side accompaniment for tilapia fillets. Started from home-grown frozen. After removing the beans from the oven after the first specified 10 minutes, I added them to the fish pan to broil for another 5 minutes to save space. Forgot the sesame seeds, but they came out wonderfully nonetheless! Will be making this again. Thanks.

kellymbrown
These were the best green beans I've ever had. I made them last night and I'm still daydreaming about them now! I was a bit concerned with how they would taste after seeing how dark they got, but they were just delicious! The combination of the honey and ginger was wonderful. They turned out nice and spicy but with the perfect hint of sweetness from the honey and the beans themselves. I used lots garlic powder instead of garlic cloves. This is a new favourite for me!

yamakarasu