Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes

Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes combines two summer favorites in an eye-catching, colorful side dish.  Easy and quick to prepare with just a few ingredients, is delicious and goes very well with grilled entrees, such as Grilled Flat Iron Steak, Grilled Stuffed Pork Chops and Grilled Soy Marinated Tuna.  Bright, fresh green beans cooked until al dente and colorful, just-bursting cherry tomatoes make this tasty dish a family favorite.  Add cubed, firm tofu to Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes and you’ve created a great vegetarian entrée too.

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Total Time: 25 minutes. Serves 4.

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Ingredients:

• 2 Tbs Cooking Oil (Olive/Canola Oil blend recommended)
• 2 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 cup Onion
• ½ tsp Garlic
• ¼ tsp coarse Sea Salt
• 10 each Red and Yellow Cherry Tomatoes
• 1 lb Green Beans
• ½ tsp Aleppo Pepper flakes, can substitute Crushed Red Pepper flakes

Preparation:

1. Peel and trim the onion and garlic. Slice the onion very thinly lengthwise and slice the garlic thinly, combine in a bowl and set aside.
2. Rinse and trim the green beans and cut in half or into bite-size pieces, set aside in a bowl.
3. Rinse the cherry tomatoes, halve and set aside in a bowl.
4. Combine the cooking oil and extra virgin olive oil in a deep, frying pan or wok over a medium-high heat.
5. When the oil is hot and shimmering, add the onion, garlic and sea salt to the pan or wok, stir and sauté uncovered until the onion is translucent.
6. Sprinkle the Aleppo Pepper flakes into the pan or wok, stir and cook uncovered for 1 minute.
7. Add the green beans to the pan or wok, stir, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Add the cherry tomatoes to the pan or wok, stir, cover and cook until the tomatoes soften.
9. Remove from the heat and serve the Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes immediately or keep covered and warm until ready to serve.