feta and slow-roasted tomato salad with french green beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 2/3 pound thin green beans, trimmed
• 1 (5 ounce) package arugula leaves
• 6 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
• 1 tablespoon red vinegar
• 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 ounces crumbled feta cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 17 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 3 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• preheat an oven to 225 degrees f (110 degrees c).
• slice the cherry tomatoes in half, and arrange them, cut sides up, on a baking sheet. sprinkle them with salt, pepper, and the bay leaf; drizzle with 1/4 cup olive oil.
• bake the tomatoes until they are shriveled and dry on the outside, but a little moist inside, about 2 hours.
• toast the pine nuts in a small pan over medium-low heat, gently shaking the pan as they toast, until beginning brown and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes; set aside.
• bring a saucepan of water to a boil; cook the green beans in the boiling water until bright green but still crisp, about 3 minutes. drain and rinse immediately with cold water.
• combine the roasted tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, green beans, arugula, and basil in a salad bowl. whisk together the red vinegar, mustard, garlic, honey, and 1/4 cup olive oil in a bowl, and pour the dressing over the salad. stir in the crumbled feta cheese just before serving.