Green Beans, Red Sauce

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   Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).

2. 2

   Put the tomatoes into a roasting pan or ovenproof baking dish; they should fit snugly in a single layer.

3. 3

   Pour over enough olive oil to wet the fruit and to form a thin layer at the bottom of the dish.

4. 4

   Season generously with salt and black pepper, tuck in the bay leaves and sprinkle a little red wine vinegar over (a teaspoon will do).

5. 5

   Now leave in the hot oven for about thirty minutes, until the skins have started to blacken here and there and there is much juice in the dish.

6. 6

   Crush the tomatoes with a fork, check the seasoning, and correct it with a little salt and pepper if necessary.

7. 7

   Trim the beans and slice them thinly.

8. 8

   Steam for three or four minutes, until tender but still crisp and bright, then toss them with the tomato sauce.

9. 9

   Grate some lemon zest over the hot beans and their sauce.

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