Name: Green Bean Salad with Miso-Yogurt Dressing
Ingredients: 1 clove garlic, grated; 1 Tbsp Miso Master Organic Sweet White Miso; 1 Tbsp mirin or cooking wine; 1 pinch cumin, ground; 1/3 cup yogurt, plain; 3 celery stalks, sliced very thin; 1 cup cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 3 handfuls arugula; 1/3 cup roasted pumpkin seeds; ¼ cup toasted sunflower seeds; ½ small red onion, finely sliced; 2 cups green beans, trimmed

Green Bean Salad with Miso-Yogurt Dressing

This delicious dish makes a wonderful lunch or side salad and perhaps even wonderful picnic food.

Yield: 4 Servings 1x

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Ingredients

1 clove garlic, grated
1 Tbsp Miso Master Organic Sweet White Miso
1 Tbsp mirin or cooking wine
1 pinch cumin, ground
1/3 cup yogurt, plain

Salad Ingredients:

3 celery stalks, sliced very thin
1 cup cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
3 handfuls arugula
1/3 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
¼ cup toasted sunflower seeds
½ small red onion, finely sliced
2 cups green beans, trimmed

Instructions

Steam or blanch the beans in a saucepan of simmering water until tender. Drain and set aside to cool.
Combine all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss to combine.
Add all of the dressing ingredients (garlic, miso, mirin, vinegar, cumin, & yogurt) to a small bowl or jug and whisk to combine. Season with , salt pepper to taste.
Just before serving add the dressing to the salad, about half at first, and toss to combine. Add additional dressing until it’s dressed to your taste.

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