These runner beans in tomato sauce are a classic dish of Greek cuisine. Here, my version, low in fat, has nothing less compared to the classic version which is high in fat; and this because it is still very good, light and very easy to make. Try it and tell me about it! It’s a great dish as a stopgap solution :)
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difficulty – easy
preparation– 5’
cooking - 40’ (with the lid on) + 8’ (without the lid)
serves - 2
Ingredients
- 550gr of runner beans (fresh or frozen)
- 1 medium size onion
- 200ml of tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon of parsley
- 600ml of hot water
- 1 teaspoon of fleur de sel or coarse salt
- 20 turn mills of Kampot black pepper
- 4 teaspoons of olive oil
Option #1
- 1 big carrot
- 1 big potato
Steps
- If you are using fresh runner beans :
- check that there is no need to peel the string that may exist on them; if this is the case, you need to cut the tops and peel the string with a knife
- it is also possible that they are long; in that case you need to cut them in two or three with a knife
- Peel and chisel the onion
- Heat-up a casserole
- Add the onion and stir constantly to evaporate its humidity
- Add the olive oil and stir the onion until it becomes a bit brown
- Add the runner beans and stir; if they are frozen, you need to wait until they unfrozen
- Add parsley and stir
- Add the tomato puree and stir again
- Add the hot water, salt, pepper and stir a last time
- Put the lid on and cook for 45’
- At the end, remove the lid and cook for another 8’-10’ so that the remaining water evaporates
- Serve with a bit of feta cheese and some bread
- Enjoy :-)
Options #1
- Peel the carrot and potato
- Slice the potato and carrot in two on the vertical side and then slice half-rounds of medium size
- Add both vegetables in the casserole after finishing with the onion and stir; continue with the rest of the recipe
What’s the story behind this recipe?
This is a dish of Greek traditional cuisine. It’s called fassolakia or φασολάκια and it belongs to the family of “oily dishes” or ladera or λαδέρα because usually it has a lot of olive oil. I admit that it’s not one of my favorite dishes but I managed to make something that is good and satiating without using a lot of oil. Nevertheless, this was a dish that I used to make a lot during the years I was dieting or maintaining the weight loss, because it’s is good, light and very easy to make. Moreover it’s 100% vegan!
o-o C'est si bon ! o-o
