Green Beans Greek Style

Submitted by Jubes

"A simple and tasty green bean casserole with tomatoes. Serve as a vege side for 4 to 6 people"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs green beans
• 1 1⁄2 cups tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 3⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1 green pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper

directions

1. Rinse the beans in cool water and cut of the tips and any stringy fibres.
2. Using a saucepan,sauté the onions in the olive olive until softened.Add the garlic and saute for a few further minutes.
3. Add all remaining ingredients and stir well.
4. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for around 50 minutes, or until the beans are tender. You may need to add more water if needed throughout this time.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

I had about a pound of beautiful fresh green beans from the farm, and adjusted the rest of the ingredients accordingly. I did not peel the tomatoes, but I did remove the pulp and the seeds. Since the beans need to cook for so long, they do lose a lot of their color. I would probably steam them first next time, to reduce the cooking time in the pan. I ended up adding a lot of additional water while waiting for the beans to cook. All-in-all, this was a very tasty dish. Made by a Tasty Tester for ZWT 9.

 

[morgainegeiser]

Cut the recipe in half, used fresh tomatoes and green beans. What a nice fresh green bean dish, no leftovers with this dish.

 

[Tea Jenny]

Very nice, I cut this recipe as there is just the two of us. I used frozen beans and fresh tomato, and it turned out just fine, so much better than plain old beans. I served it with recipe#290788#290788 and they were perfect together. I will be making this again, it's a great side dish. thank you for posting Made for ZWT#6 2010.

 

[Rita1652]

Used 1 teaspoon olive oil. Dried parsley for more intense flavor. doubled the garlic. Made recipe for one. Lots of pepper and kept the garlic to 2 cloves. Thanks. Made for ZWT 6

 

[Julie Bs Hive]

Dee-lish! I used fresh green beans and a can of drained diced tomatoes instead of the fresh. This one's going into my favorites cookbook. Made for Aussie/NZ RS#32.