Receta Green Bean and Tomato Pasta Salad
Aren’t these pretty?
These are heirloom ‘climbing beans’ called Selma Zebra.
I love green beans that aren’t green.
They’re so much easier to find among all the green leaves.
If someone could come up with bright red or orange beans it would be even nicer.
I digress.
Please don’t tell anyone…. but I like American Pole Beans better than the slim French Haricot Vert.
Oh, the French beans make a nicer presentation and, they are delicious, but they’re not as ‘meaty’ as the ones I grew up with.
Green beans are my very favorite summer vegetable. I’m as fussy about the beans in summer as I am about asparagus in the spring.
And, like the asparagus, if they’re not fresh from the garden (mine for the beans, someone else’s for the asparagus) I don’t bother.
When my friend came to visit this spring she was kind enough to bring some packets of green bean seeds with her.
Happy summer!
Green Bean and Tomato Pasta Salad
Total time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup bite-size pasta - I used whole wheat penne
- 8oz (240gr) green beans, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2″ lengths
- 3/4 cup (4oz, 120gr) cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 2 medium shallots, sliced
- 3 tbs fresh basil, big leaves torn
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Vinaigrette:
- 2 tbs white Balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbs Dijon-style mustard
- 2 tbs salad olive oil
Instructions:
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Add the beans to the boiling pasta for the last 4 minutes of cooking time.
When done, drain and rinse with cool water. Put into a bowl
Sauté shallots in 2 tsp olive oil until tender.
Add chili powder and sauté briefly
Remove from heat and add cherry tomatoes – just to warm slightly
Add vinaigrette to skillet, stir to combine, then pour onto pasta / beans.
Add basil and serve.
Vinaigrette:
Mix mustard and vinegar in small bowl.
Add oil and whisk well.
I love it when we can start eating out of the garden.
It’s been very slow to start this year. It was cold and rainy all of June; very hot and dry all of July.
Apparently, the vegetables, for the most part, don’t like such extremes.
My zucchini are barely producing – can you believe it? Zucchini?
The beans and tomatoes are incredibly big leafy plants – but very few beans and no ripe tomatoes (other than the cherries).
The sweet corn stayed ankle high for weeks, then shot up to elbow high, stopped growing and is starting to tassel.
I’m attempting to practice patience and develop a zen-like attitude.
What will be will be.
Not really my nature but I can try.
If you want nutrition information, try this site: Calorie Count
Last Updated on July 31, 2013