This is a great way to cook up some healthy vegan green beans for a quick and nutritious vegetable side dish. Inspired by the flavors of asia with soy sauce, sherry, or rice wine, and a bit of sugar and garlic, this is an easy vegan green bean recipe. We love cooking with fresh green beans, and find that most of the time, we don't even really need to trim them, though of course, your preference may be a bit different. Often, grocery stores sell bagged green beans which are pre-washed and pre-trimmed while still being fresh (and not frozen). If you like cooking with green beans, you might also want to try the most popular green bean recipe on the spruce, this simple vegan green bean casserole recipe.