[[!meta title="Marinated Green Bean Sandwiches"]]

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.


[[!tag "green bean" focaccia sandwich]]