Sweet slender green beans (called haricot verts) are the foundation of this Seriously Simple holiday vegetable dish. Don’t worry if you can’t find haricot verts; just look for fresh green beans that are not too thick.

I have made my share of green bean dishes, from cold green bean salads to green beans with caramelized lemon or onions. With the following recipe, you have just a few ingredients that can partially be made ahead.

The ingredients

Green beans: I like to blanch green beans in boiling water to take the raw taste out of them and then finish them in a hot pan just before serving. You can cook the green beans up to six hours ahead of time and keep them refrigerated in paper towels until ready for the final cooking. Bring them to room temperature before finishing the cooking.

Miso butter: Miso butter is basically a compound butter of white or yellow miso paste and unsalted butter. It adds a unique rich, umami flavor to the green beans. And you won’t need any salt because the miso is salty.

Fuyu persimmons: I am a big fan of fuyu persimmons: the small squat variety that becomes sweet and slightly crisp as it ripens. They are only around for a few months, so I like to use them in seasonal recipes. Make sure to remove the center where the pit is. I peel and cut around the pit, then thinly slice the persimmon pieces. This seems to be the easiest way to work with them. Persimmons add an appealing orange color and hint of faintly sweet fruitiness.

This is a lovely side dish for the season. And you can double or triple it if you are having a crowd. Serve it with simple grilled or roasted meat or poultry.

Sizzling Green Beans with Miso Butter and Fuyu Persimmons

Serves 4

For the miso butter:

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