Sesame Roasted Green Beans

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb green beans, ends snapped off
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (about 3 medium cloves)
• 1 dash ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• 4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees. line rimmed baking sheet with foil, spread beans on baking sheet.
• 2 drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt; using hands, toss to coat evenly, and distribute in even layer.
• 3 roast in oven for 10 minutes.
• 4 while roasting, combine garlic, ginger, honey, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes in small bowl.
• 5 remove beans from oven. coat beans evenly with the garlic/ginger mixture; redistribute in even layer.
• 6 return to oven and continue roasting until beans are dark golden brown in spots and starting to shrivel, 10-12 minutes longer.
• 7 adjust seasoning with salt if necessary, toss well. sprinkle with sesame seeds.