Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes and Nicoise Olives

By mirelsonp

Nicoise olives are a small French variety of black olive with a rich, briny flavor. If you can't find them, use Kalamata olives instead.

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb green beans
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 1/2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp minced shallots
• 1/2 cup pitted, chopped Nicoise olives
• 1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh thyme
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1. Trim green beans. Bring a medium pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat and cook the green beans until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes; drain and cool under cold running water.

2. In a large bowl, combine the beans with the cherry tomatoes.

3. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, and shallots. Add olives, thyme, salt, and pepper. Toss the vegetables with the vinaigrette, adjust seasoning, and serve.