Thursday, March 5, 2009

Recipe: Roasted Green Beans and Fresh Tomato

I'm making this tonight!

Roasted Green Beans and Fresh Tomato

Preparation Time: 12 min
Cooking Time: 15 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients
3 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray
4 cup(s) green snap beans, trimmed
2 cup(s) grape tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes, cut in half (or quartered, if large)
1/4 cup(s) basil, fresh, cut into ribbons, divided
2 tsp minced garlic, or less to taste
1/2 tsp table salt, or more to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground, or more to taste
Instructions

* Preheat oven to 450ºF. Coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray.
* Place green beans in a single layer in prepared pan and coat with cooking spray. Roast until desired doneness, stirring once or twice, about 10 to 15 minutes.
* Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of basil, garlic, salt and pepper; set aside.
* When green beans are finished, remove from oven and spoon tomato mixture into pan; toss thoroughly. Serve hot, room temperature or chilled, topped with remaining 2 tablespoons of basil. Yields about 1 cup per serving, 4 servings.

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