These savory Asian-style Garlic Green Beans are super simple to make and packed with flavor! They're the perfect, tasty side dish for your Asian-inspired meals. (Vegan, gluten-free)
These Asian-inspired garlic green beans are quick and easy to prepare. It's so simple, but has a lot of delicious, savory flavor.
It's become one of our favorite green bean recipes. Plus they make a tasty side dish for a variety of your favorite Asian-style meals.
Ingredients for Asian-Style Green Beans
This recipe comes together with just five simple ingredients:
- Fresh green beans
- Toasted sesame oil
- Garlic
- Shallot
- Tamari (or soy sauce)
Don't forget to scoop up the remaining bits of garlic and shallot at the bottom of the pan when serving. They're tiny, but pack a a big punch of flavor!
Asian-Style Garlic Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 1-2 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 shallot
- 2 Tbsp. tamari (or soy sauce)
- Optional: sesame seeds, chopped peanuts, cashews, or slivered almonds for topping
Instructions
- Trim ends off green beans. Mince garlic, and chop shallot.
- Add sesame oil to a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Let heat for a couple minutes until hot.
- Carefully add shallot and garlic. Heat for 20-30 seconds.
- Add green beans and stir well to coat.
- Sauté until just tender, about 5-6 minutes, stirring often so garlic doesn’t burn.
- Add tamari. Toss to combine and cook 1-2 minutes.
- When serving, don’t forget the garlic/shallot pieces on the bottom of the pan which provide big flavor.
Notes
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Emily
These are delicious. Very simple, with few ingredients and so much flavor. I added crushed almonds on top. Everyone in my house loved it.
Kaitlin
Thanks for sharing!
archana
No salt required is it?
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer
Not unless you prefer it! Tamari has a nice salty taste so that's usually plenty for us.