GREEN VEGETABLES W/ SESAME-GINGER DRESSING
VEGETABLE RECIPES
This is an official 5 A Day recipe, providing two servings of vegetables per person. Here's a delicious dish that you can make ahead easily with the microwave. The fresh ginger in the dressing gives a zesty boost to these old favorites.
Cooking Ingredients
GREEN VEGETABLES WITH SESAME-GINGER DRESSING
• 2 cups green beans, cut into two inch pieces (new or frozen)
• 2 cups broccoli florets (new or frozen)
• ¼ cup water
Sesame-Ginger Dressing:
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce*
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar*
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil*
• 1 teaspoon honey
Cooking Direction
- Microwave new green beans with water in covered bowl on high for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Eliminate cover cautiously, permitting steam to escape away from you; mix green beans and add new broccoli florets.
- Cover and microwave together on high for 2 minutes. (If utilizing frozen green beans or potentially broccoli, follow microwave headings on bundling.)
- Channel green beans and broccoli; blend in dressing while still warm.
- Allow vegetables to chill in fridge until prepared to serve (no less than 5 to 10 minutes).