Crispy Roasted-Tahini Green Beans

The folks over at Sesame King Tahini, through Thought For Food & Son, recently sent me a few jars of their Tahini to sample and review. I have only used one so far, and not enough to make a true evaluation, so this is not my review post, but I thought I would share with you my first "experiment." If you are not familiar with Tahini, it's a paste made from sesame seeds, most commonly used as an ingredient in Hummus. When I think of sesame, one of the first things that comes to mind is the Sesame Green Beans I love to order with Chinese take-out. That's where the idea for these came from. INGREDIENTS : Green Beans Tahini (I used roasted) Bread Crumbs (I tried both fresh and dry seasoned) Cooking spray, melted butter, or olive oil (I used spray) Preheat oven to 375 and spray/grease baking sheet. Drop the beans into a pot of boiling water for about 30 seconds to blanch, then immediately run under cold water until cooled; pat dry. Dip the beans in the tahini, letting the excess drip off, then roll in bread crumbs and transfer to baking sheet. (Like with coconut milk, tahini separates, so you need to shake or stir it to re-distribute the oil.) Spray the top with cooking spray, or spritz/drizzle with melted butter or olive oil. Pop the tray in the oven, reducing the heat to 350, and bake for 15" or so until nicely toasted. I thought about making a dipping sauce, maybe a lemon aioli, but I didn't want to detract from the sesame. So what's the verdict? I really liked the beans that were coated in the fresh bread crumbs. As for the dry seasoned crumbs, it was sort of like that order of skinny onion rings when you go to pick one up and half the batter falls off. I didn't have any Panko crumbs in the house, or I would have tried those too. The Panko might provide even more crunch than the fresh crumbs. Fresh crumbs on left / dry seasoned on right.