French Beans with Tomato

Name: French Beans with Tomato (Fagiolini alla Napoletana)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) very tender French beans, topped and tailed; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped, or 1 × 800 g (1¾ lb) can peeled plum tomatoes, chopped in the can; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped, or 1 × 800 g (1¾ lb) can peeled plum tomatoes, chopped in the can; 10 fresh basil leaves, torn; salt and pepper to taste; salt and pepper to taste; 4 slices good country bread, toasted

Fagiolini alla Napoletana

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An Invitation to Italian Cooking

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1986

About

‘This excellent marriage of typically Neapolitan ingredients provides a simple but delicious starter, which can also be eaten, without the crostini, as an accompaniment to a main course, either hot or cold (see the

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Europe
Italy
Naples
Starter
Side dish
Vegan

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