Anything you can do to dress vegetables is a good thing!

Ingredients:

• 2 lb French string beans, both ends removed
• Kosher salt
• 1 1⁄2 red onion, large- diced
• 1 red bell pepper, large diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, large diced
• Good olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°.
2. Blanch the string beans in a large pot of boiling salted water for just 4 minutes.
3. Drain immediately.
4. Immerse in a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.
5. When they are cool, drain and set aside.
6. Meanwhile, in a large bowl toss the onion and bell peppers together with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
7. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast for about 15 minutes, tossing with a spatula from time to time to be sure the vegetables roast evenly.
8. Just before serving, reheat the string beans in a large saute pan drizzled with a little olive oil.
9. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and arrange on a platter.
10. Spoon the roasted vegetables over the string beans.
11. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Serves:  8 – 10

Source:  A Visit to Provence – VPWL February 2015