Ingredients
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- 1 lb. fresh green beans
- 1 sweet onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 plum tomatoes
- 4 links of hot sausage
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Grill the sausage and set aside while preparing the rest of the dish.
- Place beans in a sauce pot and cover with water. Add a teaspoon of salt to the water and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until the beans soften and are tender; about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Heat a large cast iron frying pan and place the whole cloves of garlic in their skin, onion in its skin and whole tomatoes in the pan to char on all sides. When this is achieved remove from the pan and let cool.
- Remove the onion and garlic from their skin and slice the onion and mash the garlic and place in a bowl.
- Quarter the tomatoes and place in the bowl with the onions and garlic.
- Heat a griddle with a drizzle of olive oil and place the green beans on the griddle to char; turning over once to char on all sides. Sprinkle salt on the beans while grilling.
- Cut the sausage into thirds and add to the onions and tomatoes.
- Add the beans to the onions and tomato dish along with an extra dash of salt and pepper and drizzle of olive oil.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Side Dish
