Haricots Verts In Plum Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 plum tomatoes or 4 Italian tomatoes
48 French haricots vert or 48 very thin green beans
3/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Slice off the top and bottom of each tomato; remove the pulp with a spoon to create hollow cylinders, set aside.
Trim the stem ends of the green beans.
Steam the beans in a saucepan for 3-5 minutes or just until tender; do not overcook!
Place 12 green beans, or as many as will fit, in each tomato; arrange the tomatoes on a serving dish.
Combine the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl or blender container; whisk or process until smooth.
Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the vinaigrette over each tomato.