Vegan Green Beans with Sesame-Seeds

These Vegan Green Beans with Sesame-Seeds are seared with butter for extra flavour.

Originally created to go with a Tapas meal, they make a great side dish for many other meals too!

Just 3 Ingredients (and a little salt and pepper!)

Just a few sesame seeds and a good knob of butter makes these Vegan Green Beans with Sesame-Seeds, a fabulous tasty side dish.

However, I first started making these beans as a quick and easy dish to add colour and build a Tapas meal for sharing.

Sesame seeds are high in calcium, so they are a great way to add calcium to a vegan diet.

Check out more facts about their nutritional value and health benefits here.

Make these Vegan Green Beans with Sesame-Seeds in less that 10 minutes

Start by dry-frying the sesame seeds.

You will need to get the pan nice and hot before adding the seeds and then keep them moving so they don’t burn. It only takes 30-45 seconds to achieve a lovely golden brown look.

Make sure you remove them from the pan or they will continue to brown from the residue heat in the pan.

I never use oil to do this as seeds, and nuts, have their own oils that are released when you fry them. If you add oil to the pan first, they could become saturated and will just stick together.

Next, melt the vegan butter in a large pan so you can coat the beans well and ensure even cooking.

Again, keep the heat up in the pan when you add the beans. It will only take 3-4 minutes to panfry the beans so they still have a little bite to them.

Remove from the heat and stir in half of the sesame seeds. Transfer to a warmed serving dish and sprinkle over the remainder of the seeds. Serve hot.

Although I love them with salads, they are delicious with a roast dinner (especially as the days get colder).

I also like them as a side to my Vegan Sausage & Potato Bake, for some extra veg – Yummy!