Green Beans With Peanut Ginger Dressing

• coarse salt↗
• green beans, trimmed↗2 lbs
• unsalted peanuts↗1 cup
• rice wine vinegar↗3 tablespoons
• fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped1 inch
• garlic clove, coarsely chopped↗1
• soy sauce↗2 tablespoons
• sugar↗1 tablespoon
• vegetable oil↗2 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the green beans and cook until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Drain again and refrigerate.

2. 2

   In a food processor, pulse the peanuts until coarsely chopped. Reserve 1/3 cup of the peanuts for garnish. Continue pulsing the remaining peanuts until finely chopped.

3. 3

   Add the vinegar, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, oil, 2 tablespoons of hot water and 1 teaspoon of salt to the peanuts and blend until the dressing is almost smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl several times.

4. 4

   Toss the green beans with the dressing. Sprinkle the reserved chopped peanuts over the top just before serving.