Green beans in garlic-basil dressing
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | Fresh green beans* (see |
| Note) | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | And 1 teaspoon salt (4 |
| teaspoon | Total) | |
| 1 | Recipe Garlic-Basil Dressing | |
| (recipe follows) | ||
| 5 | Firm ripe tomatoes, sliced | |
| 4 | Sprigs fresh basil for | |
| Garnish | ||
Directions
Leave the pointed tips on the green beans, but snap off the stem tips.
Wash. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the sugar and 1 tablespoon salt. Drop in the green beans and cook until crisp-tender, about 6 to 7 minutes. Drain the beans and plunge them into ice water to stop cooking. Drain well and refrigerate.
When ready to serve, toss the green beans with ⅓ cup of the dressing in a large mixing bowl. Taste and add more dressing or salt as needed. Pile the beans high in the center of a large white platter. Arrange the tomato slices overlapping around the edge.
Sprinkle the tomatoes with salt and drizzle 3 tablespoons of the dressing on top of them. Garnish with the basil sprigs. Serve immediately.
*Note: This is one of the better ways to use canned beans if you cannot get fresh. The dressing is flavorful enough to cover any canned taste. Buy high-quality canned whole beans and rinse several times.
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All recipes courtesy Shirley O. Corriher, "Cookwise"
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