Adapted from Caroline Lange, carolange.com

5380 cal/recipe

Ingredients

• 5 c fresh green beans
• 1/2 plus 2 tbsp olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1/4 heaping tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 heaping tsp salt
• 1/4 heaping tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 5 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 10 oz fresh mozzarella, sliced into number of sandwhiches
• 1 Focaccia recipe

Directions

• Prepare and bake Focaccia.
• Wash and trim green beans.
• Sauté garlic in olive oil until fragrant.
• Add green beans, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
• Sauté beans until bright green and tender (no longer squeaky but still firm).
• Toss green beans with red wine vinegar.
• Put in lidded container in fridge for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
• Shortly before eating, slice focaccia loaf into squares (one square per sandwhich).
• Slice each square through the middle to make a bun.
• Place each bun cut-side up and place one slice of cheese on each bottom bun.
• Toast buns until slightly crisped and cheese is mostly melted.
• Top each bottom bun with green beans, and then with the top bun.

Note

• Green beans are best for 2 days, and then start to get mushy and dull.