Green Beans Asian-Style

I am so excited to have found a new recipe for green beans that is quick to prepare, unbelievably tasty and can be served hot or cold without loss of flavor! AND it's healthy, too!!

Tonight, we prepared a top sirloin steak rubbed with my husband's favorite dried steak seasoning in a grill pan on the stove top because it was just too cold to fire up the grill outside. Although he's been known to grill year-round, temperatures hovering around 0˚F are just too low to be comfortable for grilling outside. So we broke out the grill pan indoors and grilled a very nice steak that we sliced thinly to serve.

We accompanied the steak with about 1 1/2 pounds of fresh green beans that I prepared in a new way. I found the recipe in George Mateljan's book, "The World's Healthiest Foods," and have to copy it here for everyone to see because it is really good. What I like most about this recipe is that it is super-easy to prepare and tastes great hot and cold. Here it is:

Asian-Flavored Green Beans

Steam green beans for 5 minutes.

Combine the steamed green beans with the following mixture:

1 Tbsp. tamari (Japanese, naturally brewed soy sauce)

1 Tbsp. freshly grated ginger

1 Tbsp. rice vinegar

1 Tbsp. honey

chopped fresh cilantro (to taste)

sesame seeds (to taste)

There you go. Enjoy!