Green Beans with Peanut Dressing

Ingredients (for 4 persons):

1/2 pound (230 g) green beans

1/2 tsp. soy sauce

Peanut Dressing:

3 Tbl. sugarless chunky peanut butter

1/2 Tbl. sugar

1/2 Tbl. soy sauce

1 Tbl. dashi (see Dashi recipe)

1.  String the beans.  Cook uncovered in plenty of boiling water, until beans turn a bright green. Do not overcook.  Drain, spread out and cool.  Cut diagonally into 1-inch (2 cm) lengths.

2.  To make dressing: mix well peanut butter, sugar, soy sauce and dashi.

3.  Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. soy sauce over the beans and let stand for 10 minutes.  Mix into the peanut dressing.