French Beans with Tomato

French Beans with Tomato large icon A classic vegetable dish that provides not only great colour, but also a great flavour and goes especially well with lamb.

Ingredients

  • 100g French Beans
  • 40g Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 clove of Garlic (about 4g)
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • Preparation Time: 12 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 30 seconds
  • Serves: 2

Method

  1. Cut the beans into roughly 2cm pieces and carefully put them into a pan of boiling water for 2 minutes. Then drain off the water through a sieve and hold them under cold, running water for 30 seconds.
  2. If using cherry tomatos, cut them into quarters, otherwise, peel the skin off the tomato, chop it into quarters, remove the seeds and then finely dice it (this is called a concasse of tomato). Finely chop the garlic.
    chop up the ingredients
  3. In a frying pan, heat the oil, then put everything in, season it with salt & pepper and gently toss or stir it for about thirty seconds.
    frying the ingredients
  4. Serve.
    the finished dish

Useful Information

Can it be Frozen? No.

Can it be prepared in advance? Yes, it can be finished up to 2 days in advance.

Will leftovers be nice? Yes, for up to 2 days.

Notes

  • Putting in 2 tablespoons of roughly chopped black olives (especially Katamala) with everything else during stage 3 makes a nice addition to this dish.
  • It can also be eaten cold as a salad.