Green Beans with Miso and Almonds
A sophisticated side dish combining crisp-tender green beans with a savory miso dressing, topped with toasted almonds and scallions. This Japanese-inspired recipe offers a perfect balance of flavors and textures.
Ingredients
- •2½ pounds fresh green beans
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •¼ cup white miso
- •3 tablespoons scallions
- •3 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- •2 tablespoons Japanese prepared hot mustard
- •2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- •1 tablespoon sugar
- •¼ cup sliced almonds
- •Ingredient info: Also known as shiro miso
- •white miso can be found in the refrigerated Asian foods section of better supermarkets and at natural foods stores and Japanese markets
- •it is made with mustard seeds and processed with other seasonings
- •a hot mustard
- •at better supermarkets and at specialty foods stores
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Working in 3 batches, cook green beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender. Transfer to a large bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well. Trim beans; cut in half on a sharp diagonal. DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Arrange cooked beans in batches in paper towels, roll into cylinders, and transfer to plastic bags; seal and chill.
15 min
- 2.
Whisk miso, 2 tablespoons scallions, vinegar, mustard, oil, and sugar in a small bowl. Season dressing to taste with salt. Place green beans in a large bowl. Pour dressing over; toss to coat. Garnish with almonds and remaining 1 tablespoon scallions. Serve warm or at room temperature.
10 min
