Green Beans With Miso Dressing (Ingen No Miso Ae) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb green beans, ends snapped off
3 tablespoons saikyo miso (sweet white miso)
3 tablespoons sake
1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder, to taste
1 pinch grated lemon zest

Preparation

Parboil green beans in amply lightly salted water until just cooked but still crisp. Plunge into cold water to stop cooking. Drain and cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths.
Blend remaining ingredients. Add beans and toss until coasted. Serve at room temperature. The color of the beans will change quickly, but the flavor will not. Keeps 1 day.