Levantine · Side

Green Beans in Tomato and Olive Oil

Name: Green Beans in Tomato and Olive Oil
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 side servings
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 500 g green beans; 60 ml olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 250 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 tbsp tomato paste; ½ tsp sugar; 125 ml water; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Green beans stewed slowly in olive oil with onion, garlic and tomato until silky. Eat them warm, at room temperature or chilled, with bread for mopping up the sauce.

Yield6 side servings
Hands-on25 min
Total1 h
Difficulty

Ingredients

500 ggreen beans
60 mlolive oil
1onion, chopped
2 clovesgarlic, chopped
250 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tbsptomato paste
½ tspsugar
125 mlwater
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Parsley
Black and white pepper

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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