Bright green beans on a cream plate with lemon zest, chopped herbs, and toasted sesame seeds

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Lemon-sesame green beans

Name: Lemon-sesame green beans
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g green beans; 15 ml olive oil; 1 piece lemon zest; 15 ml lemon juice; 6 g toasted sesame seeds; 10 g dill; fine salt; black pepper

Crisp-tender green beans with lemon, sesame, herbs, and olive oil. Flexible enough for fish, chicken, lentils, rice bowls, and grilled meats.

Prep8 min

Cook6 min

Servings4

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Ingredients

Written for a 4 L pot

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Servings

500 g green beans, trimmed
15 ml olive oil
1 lemon zest, from 1 lemon
15 ml lemon juice
6 g toasted sesame seeds
10 g dill, chopped
to taste fine salt
to taste black pepper

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Method

Boil or steam the green beans for 4 to 5 minutes, until bright green and crisp-tender.
Drain well.
Toss with olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, sesame seeds, herbs, salt, and pepper.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Add feta for a Mediterranean version.
Add grated ginger and a splash of soy sauce for a more Japanese-style version.

Good with

Nobu-style miso black cod
Thai basil tofu stir-fry

From Christoph Mayer

Lemon-sesame green beans

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