Penzey's Tomato Basil Green Beans
photo by KateL
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 lb fresh green beans (or frozen whole haricots vert)
- 4 -6 plum tomatoes (4 if large, 6 if small) or 4 -6 roma tomatoes (4 if large, 6 if small)
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1⁄2 1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
directions
- Fill a large pot approx 2/3 with water and bring to a boil. Add the tomatoes and cook for 30 seconds. Remove with tongs and put in a bowl with cold water. After a few minutes, remove the tomatoes, and peel, core, and finely chop them. (Don't drain the boiling water - you'll want this for the beans).
- Place the oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add the chopped tomato, garlic, and basil. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- While tomatoes are simmering, wash and trim the green beans. Cook in boiling water for 7-10 minutes depending on how small & tender your beans are.
- Drain & briefly rinse the beans. Place in a serving bowl. Pour the tomatoes over the beans and toss to coat. Add salt and black pepper to taste. For best flavor, cover and let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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These tasted fine, but were cold on serving because the directions said to let stand at least 10 minutes before serving. This recipe was not very forgiving for me. I substitued Campari tomatoes, which are arriving in better quality than Romas, but I learned that most of a Campari is liquid and seeds, the outer shell of the tomato is rather thin. When I simmered the tomato with the garlic, there was a lot of outliying olive oil. It turned out my chicken required extra time to compensate for incomplete thawing, so this was difficult to serve hot together. I cooked the (slightly thawed) frozen sliced French-style green beans for the lowest time listed, 7 minutes, but the green beans seemed over done to my preference. Served with Recipe #185342 #185342.Thanks for posting, appledapply, I shall experiment some more with this recipe due to my love of veggies. Made for Newest Zaar Tag.
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appleydapply
United States