Green Beans, Red Sauce

Directions

1. 1
   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.