Name: Skillet-Charred Summer Beans With Miso Butter
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 Tbsp. white miso; 1/2 serrano chile, finely grated; 1 1/2" piece ginger, peeled, finely grated; 12 oz. Romano, wax, and/or green beans; 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil; Lime wedges and toasted sesame seeds (for serving)

Long green beans charred and piled on a bed of yellowmiso butter and topped with sesame seeds.

Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Frances Boswell

If you don’t feel like smoking up your kitchen by charring the beans on the stovetop, try grilling or just blanching them instead.

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