Mediterranean Rice Noodles
A fresh and vibrant dish combining rice noodles with crisp green beans, cherry tomatoes, olives, and aromatic basil in a light lemon and olive oil dressing. This Mediterranean-inspired pasta dish is both refreshing and satisfying.
Ingredients
- •1 package rice noodles
- •2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- •½ pound fresh green beans
- •10 whole cherry tomatoes
- •¼ cup pitted olives
- •8 leaves fresh basil
- •1 whole lemon
- •1 teaspoons sea salt
- •1 to taste black pepper
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Cook the rice noodles according to the directions on the package, then run them under cold water, and drain them well. In a medium bowl, toss the noodles with the olive oil.
10 min
- 2.
While the noodles are cooking, bring 4 cups of salted water to a boil. Have a bowl of ice water ready nearby. Blanch the green beans in the boiling water until they are tender and bright green, about 2 minutes, then remove them from the hot water and immediately submerge them in the ice water to stop the cooking. Drain them, and cut each bean into thirds.
7 min
- 3.
Stir the beans, tomatoes, olives, basil, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the bowl of noodles. Adjust the seasonings to taste, and serve.
3 min
