Recipe - Green Beans In Garlic-Basil Dressing

1 One half pound Fresh green beans*; (see
note)
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon And 1 teaspoon salt; (4
teaspoons total)
1 Recipe garlicbasil
dressing; (recipe follows)
5 Firm ripe tomatoes; cut or sliced up
4 Sprigs fresh basil for
garnish

Leave the pointed tips on the green beans, but snap off the stem tips.
Wash. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the sugar and 1 tablespoon
salt. Drop in the green beans and cook until crisptender, about 6 to 7
minutes. Drain the beans and plunge them into ice water to stop cooking.
Drain well and refrigerate.

When ready to serve, toss the green beans with 1/3 cup of the dressing in a
large mixing bowl. Taste and add more dressing or salt as needed. Pile the
beans high in the center of a large white platter. Arrange the tomato
slices overlapping around the edge. Sprinkle the tomatoes with salt and
drizzle 3 tablespoons of the dressing on top of them. Garnish with the
basil sprigs. Serve immediately.

*Note: This is one of the better ways to use canned beans if you cannot get
fresh. The dressing is flavorful enough to cover any canned taste. Buy
highquality canned whole beans and rinse several times.

Notes: Recipe courtesy of Shirley O. Corriher, "Cookwise"

Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL9084

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Angele and Jon Freeman"
jfreeman@comteck.com on Apr 4, 1998