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Here's a delicious dish that you can make ahead easily with the microwave. The fresh ginger in the dressing gives a zesty boost to these old favorites.

Ingredients:
2 cups green beans, cut into two inch pieces (fresh or frozen)
2 cups broccoli florets (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup water

Sesame-Ginger Dressing:
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce*
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar*
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil*
1 teaspoon honey

Whisk dressing ingredients together. Set aside. Microwave fresh green beans with water in covered bowl on high for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cover carefully, allowing steam to escape away from you; stir green beans and add fresh broccoli florets. Cover and microwave together on high for 2 minutes. (If using frozen green beans and/or broccoli, follow microwave directions on packaging.) Drain green beans and broccoli; mix in dressing while still warm. Let vegetables chill in refrigerator until ready to serve (at least 5 to 10 minutes). Serves 4

*Available in most grocery stores (usually in the Asian dry goods section). This is an official 5 A Day recipe, providing two servings of vegetables per person.

Nutritional Analysis:
Calories: 42
Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Fiber: 3g
Sodium: 317mg

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