Green Beans with Miso Sauce (Ao Mame Miso Ae)

Audrey Takaki Shigeoka, Class of 1965

• 1 lb green beans
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2½ Tbsp miso
• 2 Tbsp sesame seeds, toasted and ground
• 1/8 tsp msg
• 1½ Tbsp sugar

Cut beans into 1-inch pieces. Bring water to a boil, add beans and simmer until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Drain and cool.

To make sauce, combine ingredients. Pour over beans and mix lightly. Chill before serving.

Yield: 6 servings

NOTE: Another recipe from Audrey’s Adult-Ed Cosmopolitan Cooking classes. This is an interesting way of serving beans.