Green beans

Ground pork and green beans adobo

A fast cooking meat and vegetable dish bursting with the flavors and aroma of Filipino adobo.

Often cooked with sitaw (yard-long beans), ground pork adobo cooks faster by substituting green beans. Serve over steaming rice for a one bowl meal.

Cook time: 12

Servings: 3 people

Potatoes and green beans salad

Potatoes and green beans are boiled, drained and tossed with crumbled tinapa (salty smoked fish) soaked in spicy oil.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Garlic butter corn and green beans

A tasty and colorful side dish that cooks in 15 minutes. Pair it with grilled meat or seafood, or roasted chicken or turkey.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 4 people

5-minute green beans and mushroom salad

How do you cook a delicious vegetable side dish in five minutes? You use the microwave oven. Recipe for my easy chili ginger vinaigrette is included.

Cook time: 5

Servings: 2 people

Green beans with sesame dressing

Toasted sesame seeds are ground and mixed with rice vinegar, dashi, mirin, soy sauce and sugar to make the dressing. Briefly boiled green beans and thinly sliced red onion are tossed in to complete this lovely side dish.

Cook time: 8

Servings: 3 people