Marinated Shell Beans With Cherry Tomatoes And Oregano Recipes

MARINATED GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES, TOMATOES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat and drop in the green beans; cook until slightly tender, but still crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately drain the green beans and plunge into ice water to stop the beans from cooking further. Drain the beans and place them in a shallow serving dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in the oil for about 30 seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the olives, tomatoes, vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture over green beans. Toss together until beans are evenly coated. Sprinkle feta cheese over the top and garnish with oregano sprigs. Chill at least 3 hours before serving.

GREEN BEANS WITH CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place beans and water in a large saucepan. Cover, and bring to a boil. Set heat to low, and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain off water, and set aside.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in sugar, garlic salt, pepper and basil. Add tomatoes, and cook stirring gently just until soft. Pour the tomato mixture over the green beans, and toss gently to blend.

BEANS WITH CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. In the drippings, saute beans for 12-14 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 2-3 minutes longer. Stir in tomatoes and salt; heat through. Sprinkle with bacon and almonds. Serve immediately.

GREEN BEAN-CHERRY TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring 6 cups water to a boil. Add beans in batches; cook, uncovered, 2-3 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Remove beans and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry., Transfer beans to a large bowl. Add tomatoes and onion; toss to combine. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, sugar, oregano, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Gradually whisk in oil until blended. Pour over bean mixture; toss to coat.

OREGANO-MARINATED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Toss tomatoes, oil, oregano, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until juicy and deeply flavored, at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.

GREEN BEANS AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over a medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the garlic and saute until golden.
• Add the tomato halves and reduce the heat to medium-low, stir well, and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes, until the tomatoes are melted into the oil.
• Add the green beans and season with salt and pepper. Stir well, lower the heat to a low heat and stir from time to time. The green beans will be ready in 10 minutes.

STEWED GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATO AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the onion and garlic until soft, about 7 minutes. Add the green beans along with the tomato juice, salt and pepper. Stir well, cover and cook, stirring every 5 minutes, until the beans are tender and wilted, about 30 minutes. Stir in the fresh oregano and cook an additional 5 minutes. Serve hot.

MARINATED GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES,TOMATOES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Place beans in boiling water seasoned with 1 teaspoon salt; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Drain.
• Plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process.
• Place in a shallow serving dish.
• Cook garlic in hot oil in a skillet over medium heat 30 seconds or just until fragrant; remove from heat.
• Stir in olives, next 4 ingredients, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Pour mixture over beans, tossing to coat.
• Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Sprinkle with feta cheese before serving.
• Garnish, if desired.

MARINATED CHERRY TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl or cup measure, mix together oil, apple cider vinegar, herbs, salt, and sugar.
• Pour dressing over cherry tomatoes in a serving dish, and gently stir to coat. Chill for at least 2 hours. Gently stir from bottom to top, coating all tomatoes, before serving.

SUMMER BEANS WITH MARINATED MOZZARELLA AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a medium-size bowl, toss the shallots with vinegar.
• Add cubed mozzarella, herbs and oil.
• Toss well to coat, season with salt and pepper and marinate for a few hours or overnight to let flavors blend.
• Bring a medium-size pot of water to a boil and add 1/2-teaspoon salt.
• Drop in the beans and cook until just tender, 1 to 2 minutes for small young beans and up to 6 minutes for larger beans.
• Drain.
• Toss the hot beans with the olive oil, shallots, tarragon, 1/2-teaspoon salt and pepper.
• The beans will soak up the flavors as they cool to room temperature.
• Toss in the cherry tomatoes.
• Season and drizzle with additional oil and vinegar if desired.

FRESH GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients except beans to a full boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Add beans, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally until beans are tender. Serve.

MARINATED MOZZARELLA, OLIVES AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Put cherry tomatoes in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the olives and toss.
• In a small bowl, stir together olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano and red-pepper flakes. Pour mixture over tomatoes and olives. Toss well to coat and let sit for at least 10 minutes and up to an hour.
• When ready to eat, arrange mozzarella in the center of a large platter (or arrange on individual plates). Spoon tomato and olive mixture over mozzarella. Garnish with lots of basil leaves.

MARINATED SHELL BEANS WITH CHERRY TOMATOES AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Wrap the onion, garlic, and sage in a doubled piece of cheesecloth and tie it into a closed bundle with kitchen twine. Put each type of bean in a separate small or medium saucepan and add enough water to each pan to cover the beans by 1 1/2 inches. Place one bouquet in each pan, stir in the olive oil, bring the water to a boil over high heat, and salt the water to taste like the ocean. Add approximately 1 tablespoon of salt for each quart of water. Reduce the heat and simmer the beans until they are tender and creamy, but not mushy, adding more water as needed, but never covering them by more than an inch and a half, 25 to 35 minutes. (Cooking them in this way yields richer tasting, creamier beans than if you were to just boil them in tons of water.) Turn off the heat and allow the beans to cool in the cooking liquid. Remove and discard the cheesecloth bundles. The beans can be prepared to this point up to one week in advance. If you are using the beans now, drain them, reserving the cooking liquid to use as a hearty, bean-flavored base for vegetable soup. To use them later, transfer the beans and the cooking liquid to an airtight container and refrigerate until you are ready to use them or up to 24 hours. Drain and bring the beans to room temperature before dressing them.
• Combine the various beans in a large mixing bowl. Add the tomatoes, parsley, and oregano. Drizzle with the vinaigrette, season with salt and pepper, and stir gently to combine the ingredients, taking care not to crush the beans. Taste for seasoning and add more salt, pepper, or vinaigrette, if desired. Serve at room temperature.