Basil and Green Bean Gratinate

Name: Basil and Green Bean Gratinate
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters fresh whole basil leaves; 237 milliliters dried breadcrumbs; 2 Tbsps butter; 454 grams cherry tomatoes; 680 grams fresh green beans; 1 teaspoons kosher saltplus more for boiling water; 227 grams mozzarella; 4 Tbsps olive oil; 237 milliliters parmesan cheese grated

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Basil and Green Bean Gratinate a try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 312 calories, 15g of protein, and 20g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up cherry tomatoes, breadcrumbs, kosher saltplus more, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 400Â°F. Set the rack in the center.Pre-pare an ice bath in a large bowl.Fill a large pot with about 3 quarts of water.

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Water

Ice

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Bowl

Oven

Pot

Let it come to a boil and then add a good amount of kosher salt.Dump all the fresh green beans into the boiling water, cover the pot until the water boils again, then cook uncovered, for 4-6 minutes or so, until they are barely cooked; tender but still firm enough to snap.

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Fresh Green Beans

Kosher Salt

Water

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Pot

Drain the beans briefly in a colander, and then plunge them in the prepared iced bath. When cool transfer them to another bowl and sprinkle them with ¼ teaspoon of salt. Beans can really take a lot of salt. So let them sit a few minutes to absorb some of the seasoning.Meanwhile, rinse and dry the tomatoes. If they’re larger than an inch, slice them in half otherwise leave them whole.

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Seasoning

Tomato

Beans

Salt

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Colander

Bowl

Cut the mozzarella into ½-inch cubes. Slice the basil leaves into thin shreds which is called a chiffonade. It is easier to achieve this if you bindle quite a few on top of each other, then roll them cigar style.

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Fresh Basil

Mozzarella

Roll

Cut the cross wise and you will be left with perfect chiffonades.Toss the grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and breadcrumbs together in a small bowl. Lightly grease the insides of a shallow, 2 or 3 quart baking dish with a teaspoon or more of the butter.

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Breadcrumbs

Parmigiano Reggiano

Butter

Cheese

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Baking Pan

Bowl

Sprinkle ¼ cup of the cheese and breadcrumb mixture all over the bottom and up the sides of the baking dish.

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Breadcrumbs

Cheese

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Baking Pan

Add the tomatoes, cubes of mozzarella and basil shreds into the bowl containing the cooled and salted green beans.

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Green Beans

Mozzarella

Tomato

Basil

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Bowl

Drizzle the olive oil over all, sprinkle on the remaining ¼-teaspoon salt and toss together a few times.

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Olive Oil

Salt

Sprinkle about half of the remaining cheese and breadcrumbs on top and toss well, until everything is well coated.Scrape the vegetables and breadcrumbs into the baking dish and spread them around in an even well mixed and even layer.

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Breadcrumbs

Vegetable

Cheese

Spread

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Baking Pan

Sprinkle over the remaining breadcrumbs and cut the remaining butter into dice and scatter them all over the top.

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Breadcrumbs

Butter

Place the dish in the oven.

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Oven

Bake the gratinate for 12 minutes, then rotate it and bake another 12 minutes. 24 minutes should be perfect to achieve a brown bubbly crust. However, if it is not browned to your satisfaction place it under a broiler for a moment or two rather than cook it longer, which will only succeed in overcooking the beans.Bring the hot gratinate to the table in the baking dish.

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Beans

Crust

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Baking Pan

Broiler