Peanut Sauce with Green Beans

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Ingredients

1 clove garlic (minced)

1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion (Walla Walla is a good choice, be sure to choose a sweet onion variety)

3/4 cup dry roasted peanuts (chopped into small bits)

1/4 cup crystallized ginger chunks (cut into very small pieces)

1 lime - squeeze the juice from half of it and use the rest as wedges to serve

1 teaspoon grapeseed oil or sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoons cane sugar

4 drops Young Living Lemongrass essential oil Or a 1-inch piece of fresh lemongrass finely sliced

4 Tablespoons Organic Coconut Sauce Natural Soy Sauce Alternative

160ml coconut milk

3/4 cup natural peanut butter

1/4 cup water

300 grams green beans (topped and tailed)

Garnish: 1/2 cup shredded coconut for sprinkling on top

lime wedges for garnish

Directions

1. Prepare all the ingredients. Mince the garlic and chop the onion into small pieces.

2. Use a blender (we used the Magic Bullet) to chop the peanuts into small pieces. Be careful not to make them too small or turn them into a mushy consistency.

3. Cut the ginger into very small pieces.

4. Cut the lime in half lengthwise and squeeze the juice from half the lime and put into a small container. Cut the remaining half into thin wedges.

5. In a small mixing bowl stir together the oil, peanuts, garlic, cane sugar, lemongrass oil, pepper, salt, and lime juice until well combined. Add the chopped ginger and stir in.

6. In a saucepan on the stove top combine the coconut milk with the coconut soy sauce alternative and the peanut butter. Heat over medium low, stirring to combine. Add the peanut mixture, water and onions and cook over low heat for 2 minutes. Shut off and remove from the heat.

7. To cook the green beans: Bring a saucepan of water to boiling point. Add the prepared green beans and cook for 4 minutes. Shut off and drain.

8. The sauce and green beans can be eaten warm and served with brown rice or other food of your choice OR it can be served cold as a green bean salad. The shredded coconut is a very nice compliment in texture and taste to the dish.

9. Keep peanut sauce in a sealed container in the refrigerator.