Monday, May 27, 2013

Fresh green beans (fasolakia)

A traditional greek recipe that is healthy and full of taste, that might be of interest to all vegetarians out there! Beans have to be extremely fresh and you see it of you break one with your fingers in half and it's crunchy.


Ingredients

600 gr of fresh green beans
1 dry onion
1 fresh green onion
2 toes of garlic
3 good red tomatoes
some tomato sauce
1 zucchini
3 potatoes
chopped parsley
salt, pepper, olive oil

Procedure

Gather the ingredients. Cut the edges of the beans with a knife.








Wash them together with the potatoes and the zucchini.
Mince the onions with the garlic and fry them in a low casserole with some olive oil for 2-3 minutes.
Add the beans, the potatoes and the zucchini cut in pieces, the pureed tomatoes, the tomato sauce, the salt, the pepper and the parsley.



Add water until half of the height of the ingredients. Stir to mix all. Cover and cook for about 20 min with a pressure cooker or simmer for about an hour. Serve with a bar of feta cheese. Enjoy as always ! 

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us, I can't wait for the summer to eat this.

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