Haricots Verts In Plum Tomatoes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 plum tomatoes or 4 italian tomatoes
• 48 french haricots vert or 48 very thin green beans
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 slice off the top and bottom of each tomato; remove the pulp with a spoon to create hollow cylinders, set aside.
• 2 trim the stem ends of the green beans.
• 3 steam the beans in a saucepan for 3-5 minutes or just until tender; do not overcook!
• 4 place 12 green beans, or as many as will fit, in each tomato; arrange the tomatoes on a serving dish.
• 5 combine the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl or blender container; whisk or process until smooth.
• 6 drizzle 1 tablespoon of the vinaigrette over each tomato.