Tropical Green Beans

I love green beans - especially thick crisp garden fresh Romas. Our pole beans are coming in now & I'm digging out all my favorite ways to have green Beans. This recipe came in an email from gourmet-recipes-from-around-the-world. Elegant & yum. Thanks, Lavendar!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  lb fresh green beans, cleaned, cut and dried
• 1  yellow onion, cut into rings
• 6  garlic cloves, peeled and halved
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  tablespoons  balsamic vinegar
• 3  hearts of palm, cut into 1/2-inch rings
• 1⁄3 cup sun-dried tomato, packed in oil, diced
• 2  teaspoons pine nuts, toasted
•  fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush a large baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Put green beans, onion, and garlic in dish, drizzle with remaining oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 25 minutes, stirring beans at least 3 times.
2. When tender, remove beans from oven and transfer to bowl. Immediately drizzle with vinegar. Add hearts of palm, tomatoes, pine nits and pepper to taste and toss.
3. Serve warm or room temperature.