Green Beans with Mayo-Soy Sauce ♥

At coffee with a new friend the other day, the conversation leaned to books and recipes. (Yoohoo, a new reading friend, yay, a new foodie friend!)

Marie shared a colleague's recipe from some 25 years ago. It's so simple, it's not even a 'recipe' -- just beans tossed in a sauce of mayonnaise and soy sauce. But I've made it twice now and it's amazing to me that something this easy can be this good.

Would the same mayo-soy sauce work with steamed broccoli? cooked cabbage? Brussels sprouts? cauliflower? I think so. And frozen vegetables? For sure.

The first time, I whipped up enough sauce for it to be clearly visible on the beans - to my taste, this was good but 'too much'. So the second time, I used only a tablespoon of low-fat mayonnaise, which, split four ways, means that a serving yields zero Weight Watchers points -- making this recipe a happy addition to the collection of this website's zero point vegetable recipes in addition to the collection of low-carb vegetable recipes.

MAKE IT A MEAL These simple green beans would pair up with so many of the Quick Supper Recipes but this time of year, I'm partial to the idea of these Thick Chops with Sauerkraut.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES See the Recipe Box for more green bean recipes.

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TWO YEARS AGO A cute little Mini Tomato Pesto Torte, made with a sun-dried tomato pesto.

GREEN BEANS with MAYO-SOY SAUCE

Hands-on time: 7 minutes (with fresh beans)
Time to table: 30 minutes
Serves 4

Salted water (1 quart water, 1 tablespoon kosher salt)
1 pound fresh green beans, washed well, stem ends snapped, strings removed if seem 'stringy'
1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise (I love Hellman's ...)
Splash of soy sauce

Put the water on to boil, covered. Add the cleaned beans, cover and cook for 7 minutes or until reach the desired amount of doneness. Drain and return to hot pan. Separately, stir together the mayonnaise and soy sauce. (I actually do prefer the mixture/texture better when mixed first OFF the beans but really, save a dish, it's fine either way.) Toss beans with mayonnaise mixture. Serve and enjoy!

NUTRITION ESTIMATE
Per Serving: 49 Calories; 1 g Tot Fat; 0 g Sat Fat; 0 g Mono Fat; 9 g Carb; 4 g Fiber; NetCarb5; 2 g Sugar; 43 mg Calcium; 1 mg Iron; 265 mg Sodium; 1 mg Cholesterol; 2 g Protein; Weight Watchers Old Points 0, PointsPlus 1

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