Summer Beans With Marinated Mozzarella And Cherry Tomatoes

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 cup cubed mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (basil, tarragon, oregano, and parsley)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lb green beans, fresh any kind or 1 lb a combination of green beans and yellow beans
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-size bowl, toss the shallots with vinegar.
• 2 add cubed mozzarella, herbs and oil.
• 3 toss well to coat, season with salt and pepper and marinate for a few hours or overnight to let flavors blend.
• 4 bring a medium-size pot of water to a boil and add 1/2-teaspoon salt.
• 5 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.
• 6 drain.
• 7 toss the hot beans with the olive oil, shallots, tarragon, 1/2-teaspoon salt and pepper.
• 8 the beans will soak up the flavors as they cool to room temperature.
• 9 toss in the cherry tomatoes.
• 10 season and drizzle with additional oil and vinegar if desired.