Recipe for Fast and Flavorful Spanish Green Beans

Fast, controlled cooking is the key for great green beans, full of phytonutrients and antioxidants. If you cook too quickly, older beans will have a woody, unappetizing taste; cook too long and the beans will be so soft you might as well open a can. A short steam will bring out the dazzling color and crisp, garden-fresh taste. Fresh green beans and tomato are a classic Spanish combination and an easy way to add a healthy vegetable to the table. Pick the smallest, sweetest beans available for an appetizing dish that looks great as well.