Green beans show up at our dinner table once a week, most of the time in a quick preparation with slivered, toasted almonds. It’s nice to have some recipes that you can almost pull on your sleep. This version from Bon Appetit is almost as simple, but feels a lot more special because it uses miso. I suppose it’s the funk factor, that umami component that adds extra flavor. Try this recipe, even if you don’t normally use this Japanese gem in your cooking. You’ll love it, I am sure.
GREEN BEANS WITH MISO AND ALMONDS
(adapted from Bon Appetit)
2 + 1/2 pounds green beans
salt
1/4 cup white miso (may use less if you are a miso newbie)
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
Cut green beans in pieces 1 to 1.5 inches long. Cook them in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender (less than 5 minutes). Transfer to a large bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well.
Whisk miso, vinegar, mustard, oil, and sugar in a small bowl. Season with salt, but very lightly because miso is already salty. Place green beans in a large bowl. Pour dressing over; toss to coat. Garnish with almonds.
ENJOY!
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I always have miso in the fridge. It keeps for a long time, and shows up more and more in recipes everywhere. I often add it to sauteed mushrooms, but green beans match equally well with the sweet-saltiness of miso. Yin and Yang. Gotta love it!
This dish is a great side for chicken, salmon, steak, or pork. And leftovers are excellent even at room temperature.
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A very interesting use of miso. I make miso soup, of course, with white or red miso, but I’ve never applied it to a vegetable dish.
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I’m looking for ways to use up the miso in my cabinet! And a new veggie recipe always sounds good to me. Love this!
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We’ve never tried anything like this. Miso soup and that’s it. What a great idea. It looks delicious.
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I guess I need to purchase some Miso! I don’t normally purchase it, but you’ve now changed my mind. Green beans have been in my market lately and I’ve been picking up a bag each week so I’m thrilled to have a new recipe to try.
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I love finding more ways to use miso! I also love finding different ways to season green beans. This is a win, win.
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THanks, everybody!
If you’ve never used miso with veggies, I highly recommend trying mushrooms first as a ‘warm up’ – it is absolutely delicious, I like to sautee a mixture of regular mushrooms and porcini (just a touch of those), then add a little miso thinned with water if necessary. Oh, pure heaven!
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I love this idea and we love green beans. Need to eat them more.
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I bet this would be excellent on snow peas too – or snap peas….
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I love green beans, too. I never tried miso 😦 I have to see if I can find here, or I’ll buy it from Paris, on my next trip there.
Anyway, green beans and almonds sounds like a winner combination. Now you made me curious about miso…
codruta
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Definitely stop by La Grande Epicerie (oh, I am getting homesick) and get some miso, you will love to cook with it. Maybe get some red and some white, just for the fun of it…
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Mmm… what a delicious bean vinaigrette and I agree, the miso does make it extra special. It’s nice to have recipes that are relatively easy to pull together yet a bit different from the usual – not to mention nutrient rich – very nice Sally!
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plus, the fact that miso has a long shelf life makes me like it even more! Sometimes I buy special sauces or condiments that go bad because I use just a little bit and forget about them in the fridge. A shame…
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yum! the vinaigrette is just calling my name. adding miso is just genius!
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Genius indeed….. too bad I cannot take credit for it! 😉 But maybe I get some brownie points for spreading the good word
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Sal, we love miso, but I’ve never ever cooked with it. Hmm. Thank you for the inspiration, I’ll have to try and track some miso down.. 🙂
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Nowadays it’s very common to find here, even in the small town where we live, each supermarket carries at least one type. Until a couple of years ago, I had to order it online
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This sounds like a wonderful way to use miso. Thanks for the inspiration!
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well, if I inspired you a little bit, that’s just a small pay back from what I get from your blog 😉
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That looks very fresh and vibrant as well as extremely good for you. Great use of miso.
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yeap indeed… one of those side dishes that make you feel great… light, tasty, good for you
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