June 3, 2021/Diet, Food & Fitness/Recipes

Recipe: Thai Green Beans

Name: Recipe: Thai Green Beans
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound green beans; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon sugar substitute; 1/8-1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional; 1 garlic clove, minced; Juice of 1 lime; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or Thai basil; 2 tablespoons crushed or chopped unsalted dry roasted peanuts

What's better than a little bit of sweet and a little bit of heat?

Plate of Thai green beans and white rice on a blue plate with wooden chopsticks

These green beans offer sweet and spicy flavors along with the distinctive taste of cilantro and Thai basil. The texture, color and taste of these beans make it a great side dish, and you can also use the sauce to pour over grilled white fish or chicken.

Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. Policy

Ingredients

1 pound green beans
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar substitute
1/8-1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
1 garlic clove, minced
Juice of 1 lime
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or Thai basil
2 tablespoons crushed or chopped unsalted dry roasted peanuts

Directions

Cook the green beans in boiling water and cover until crisp. Drain and return to the pot.
Combine the oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar substitute, red pepper flakes, garlic and lime juice. Toss with the green beans. Just before serving, stir in the cilantro and top with the peanuts.