Name: Green Beans and Cucumbers With Miso Dressing
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 Persian cucumbers or ½ English hothouse cucumber; Kosher salt; 1 pound green beans, trimmed; 1 1½-inch piece ginger, peeled, finely grated; 1 serrano or Fresno chile, finely grated; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; ⅓ cup unseasoned rice vinegar; ¼ cup white miso; ¼ cup olive oil; ½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil; Toasted sesame seeds and sliced scallions (for serving)

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Alex Lau

Crushing and smashing green beans and cucumbers sounds crazy, but it creates nooks and crannies to soak up as much umami-rich miso sauce as possible. And this is a dressing you'll want a lot of.

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