Green Beans With Tomato Confit and Shallots

Name: Green Beans With Tomato Confit and Shallots
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lb green beans; 4 shallots, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for blanching; 1 lb cherry tomatoes; 1-2 cups of olive oil, divided; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoon sugar; 7 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 cloves garlic, minced

by Elle | SimpletoScratch

6 people

1 hr 45 min

If you need to level up your green beans at Thanksgiving, this is the perfect way to do it. These green beans with tomato confit and shallots are so buttery and garlicky. It doesn’t get better than that!

How to make these green beans with tomato confit and shallots

First you’ll make the tomato confit. Confit is just a fancy way of saying “cooking something low and slow in fat”. In this case, you will be cooking the tomatoes with a lot of olive oil in the oven for 1 1/2 hours at a low temp.

About 15 minutes before the tomatoes are done, you can start preparing the green beans. First, you’ll blanch the green beans. This just means you’ll be boiling them and then rinsing with cold water to stop the cooking process. Then you’ll saute the garlic and shallots, add the green beans, and saute for a few minutes more.

All easy steps, the tomatoes just take that time! But it will be so worth it. And you can save the olive oil that the garlic and tomatoes cooked in and use it as a dip for crusty bread. Ugh amazing.

One more Thanksgiving tip!

If you’re prepping these green beans with tomato confit and shallots for Thanksgiving, I recommend making the tomato confit the night before. So many things go in the oven on Thanksgiving day, so this will clear up 1 1/2 hours of time! Plus, the confit will keep well in the fridge. I usually prep the green beans while the last oven item is finishing up. Then I toss the green beans with the tomatoes and put it in an oven safe dish to keep warm in the oven at 200 F.

Looking for more side dishes? Try these other dishes perfect for Thanksgiving…or any time of the year!

Green Beans With Tomato Confit and Shallots

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Recipe details

Yield 6 people
Time spent: Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 90 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

Green Beans

1 lb green beans
4 shallots, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for blanching

Tomato Confit

1 lb cherry tomatoes
1-2 cups of olive oil, divided
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
7 sprigs fresh thyme
3 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

Make the tomato confit

Preheat oven to 275°F. Toss the tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt, pepper, and sugar. On a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, spread the tomatoes on the baking sheet. Pour enough olive oil onto the sheet so the bottom of the sheet is covered in olive oil.* Scatter the thyme and garlic evenly over the olive oil. Bake for 1 1/2 hours, until tomatoes are still firm to the touch but burst with slight force.

Make the green beans

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Boil the green beans for 4 minutes. Remove, and rinse with cold water.
In a large skillet, heat the oil and butter at medium heat. Saute the shallots and garlic for 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon salt halfway through, stirring occasionally. Add the green beans and saute for 2-5 minutes or until desired tenderness.

Assemble the dish

Toss together the green beans and the tomatoes. Save the oil from the tomatoes and use it as a dip for crusty bread.

Comments

Hou18438677 on Feb 16, 2022

1-2 cups of olive oil?…. You kidding me?

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- DJ on Feb 16, 2022
  
  They must mean ½ cup but that’s still a lot of oil
  
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- Gayle on Feb 16, 2022
  
  I thought the same thing! Probably 1-2 tablespoons but that’s a major recipe error
  
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- Shelby mcdaniel on Feb 16, 2022
  
  In the explanation, she says "In this case, you will be cooking the tomatoes with a lot of olive oil in the oven for 1 1/2 hours at a low temp." I think it's supposed to be 1/2 cup...enough to be "a lot," but not so much as to flood the kitchen.
  
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- Sarah Potapova on Feb 16, 2022
  
  You will have a great tasting oil to dip crusty bread in. You have a serving for 6 people. I guess if you aren't going to dunk bread then you can use alot less olive oil
  
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- M on Feb 16, 2022
  
  If you look at at the nutrition information it certainly is one to two cups of oil. It is suggested to use the excess oil for dipping crusty bread.
  
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- Dee Gonyea on Feb 16, 2022
  
  I think the amount is correct based on this instruction: Pour enough olive oil onto the sheet so the bottom of the sheet is covered in olive oil.
  Also, "confit" basically means it's cooked in fat, so it makes sense.
  
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- Elle | SimpletoScratch on Feb 16, 2022
  
  At a minimum, as long as you have coated the tomatoes in olive oil, you can really use as much as you'd like and it will still turn out great. Submerging the tomatoes at least partially will just enhance the flavor. The amount you use is completely up to you and also based on the dimensions of the dish you're using to bake.
  
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- Tricia Janssen on Feb 15, 2023
  
  She said she uses it as a dip for crusty bread so I'm going to assume it gets saved for that purpose and not all consumed during this meal.
  
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BillFlyerfan66 on Feb 16, 2022

Was about to say the same basic thing works with asparagus and Brussels sprouts but then saw them listed. So try spinach cooked and squeezed of most liquid in a pan with oregano, sliced tomato, grated mozzarella and parmesan bake in oven till cheese melts and is heated through. 😎🤙

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- Elle | SimpletoScratch on Feb 16, 2022
  
  That sounds great!
  
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