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Viewed: 62 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh green beans
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 recipe Garlic-Basil Dressing, recipe follows
- 5 firm ripe tomatoes, sliced
- 4 sprigs fresh basil, for garnish
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 shallot
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup canola, corn or vegetable oil
- 15 fresh basil leaves
Method
- 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 1/3 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 remaining salt and drizzle 3 tablespoons of the dressing on top of them.
- Garnish with basil sprigs.
- Serve immediately.
- Turn on the processor fitted with the steel blade and drop the garlic and shallot down the feed tube onto the spinning blade to mince.
- Add the water, salt, pepper, mustard, and sugar.
- With the processor running, slowly drizzle in the oil.
- Add the basil leaves and coarsely chop with several on/off pulses.
