Bean And Tomato Salad

I normally call this Green Bean and Tomato Salad.

But a dear friend surprised me with 

a giant bag of green and yellow beans from 

her garden yesterday.

So, I used them all!

And as usual, I didn't measure anything.

So, you just get to play with the amounts

and cook to your taste.

Bean and Tomato Salad

What you need:

Fresh green or yellow beans

2 or 3 fresh tomatoes

1 onion

Garlic cloves

Extra virgin olive oil

Balsamic vinegar

Dried dill

Fresh ground black pepper

Sea Salt

What to do:

Rinse your beans and cut the stem ends off.

You can cut the 

beans in smaller pieces, 

but I really like the beans long.

Steam your beans until they are tender

but not mushy.

While your beans are steaming, chop your tomatoes,

onions and garlic.  Put them all in a bowl and

mix them all together.  Pour vinegar and olive

oil over the tomatoes, onions and garlic.

Season with dill, fresh ground pepper

and sea salt. Mix all together and taste.

Play with it and determine if you need more

of anything to get to the taste you like.

This concoction is so good, you may just

eat it right away, or spoon it onto sourdough bread.

It is pretty much like Bruschetta.

Oh yum!

Once your beans are steamed, drain them and

dump them into a large bowl. Pour

 the tomato mixture on top.

Gently mix it all together.

The steamed beans absorb

all the yummyness!

You can eat this hot or cold.

It is pretty outrageous either way.

You can add fresh basil, or dried cranberries,

or Kalamata olives. 

You can shave Parmigiana Reggiano cheese

over the top if you want. 

These are wonderful additions!

Enjoy! 

I am enjoying some right now!