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Sesame enjoys a reputation of being a healthy food in Japan and both black and white sesame are common ingredients in Japanese cuisine. To toast the seeds for this recipe, simply put them in a frying pan without oil then heat while stirring until the seeds have puffed up and you can smell the distinctive aroma of sesame.

Serves 2

Ingredients

175g (6 oz.) whole green beans (froen is fine)
a pinch of salt

For the dressing:

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
1 tablespoon caster sugar (superfine granulated sugar)
2/3 tablespoon dashi stock
1/2 tablespoon miso paste
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Techniques

Boil the beans in a pan of water for 5 minutes or until tender.
Finely grind the sesame seeds in a pestle and mortar or in a coffee grinder. Add the sugar, dashi, miso paste and soy sauce and mix together well.
Toss the green beans in the sesame dressing and serve as a side dish.

See the recipe for dashi (Japanese fish stock); you can also make instant dashi from freeze-dried granules, available in many Asian grocery stores.

Source: http://www.bento.com/trt-green.html

Reprinted from the book: Japanese Cooking for Two by Kurumi Hayter

Tags: vegetarian

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