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Green Beans with Parsley and Sesame Tahini Sauce recipe Healthy: Our criteria for healthy recipes include (per serving): less than 550 calories for dinner; 5 g or less saturated fat; sodium mg less than the total calorie count; cholesterol 300 mg or less; minimal added sweeteners. Recipes that fall squarely within these criteria are marked with a green icon; those that are slightly outside them for one nutrient get a yellow icon.

Green Beans with Parsley and Sesame Tahini Sauce

by Maria Helm Sinskey
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Instead of tossing your green beans with this lemony tahini sauce, drizzle it on top. This way, the sauce won’t dull the beans’ color. Serves 6

Healthy: Our criteria for healthy recipes include (per serving): less than 550 calories for dinner; 5 g or less saturated fat; sodium mg less than the total calorie count; cholesterol 300 mg or less; minimal added sweeteners. Recipes that fall squarely within these criteria are marked with a green icon; those that are slightly outside them for one nutrient get a yellow icon. Quick: Takes 30 minutes or less, start to finish Vegetarian: May contain eggs and dairy ingredients Test Kitchen Guaranteed: All recipes that run in Fine Cooking magazine are thoroughly tested in our test kitchen
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Ingredients green beans olive oil tahini more more
1 lb. green beans, trimmed
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 Tbs. tahini
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 minced medium clove garlic
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs. coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Bring a medium pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat and cook the green beans until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes; drain and cool under cold running water.

In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the green beans with the dressing, sprinkle with the parsley, and serve.

nutrition information (per serving):
Calories (kcal): 130; Fat (g): 12; Fat Calories (kcal): 100; Saturated Fat (g): 1.5; Protein (g): 2; Monounsaturated Fat (g): 8; Carbohydrates (g): 6; Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 2; Sodium (mg): 430; Cholesterol (mg): 0; Fiber (g): 2;
photo: Scott Phillips
From Fine Cooking 117 , pp. 61
May 3, 2012

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Star Star Star Star Star by Pielove, 5/15/2012This simple sauce is a great change from the usual-- it's nutty, tangy, and garlicky, plus super-easy to make. A great cure for green-bean boredom!