Name: Green Beans in Olive Oil (Zeytinyağlı fasulye)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 onion, sliced; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tomatoes, skinned and roughly chopped; 4 tablespoons olive oil; juice of ½ lemon; ½ pint/300 ml water; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 lb/450 g green beans, trimmed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

There are many variations of this dish, using fresh green or broad beans. It is popular as a salad served with a meat or fish dish, or on its own with lemon and yogurt.

Ingredients

1 lb/450 g green beans, trimmed
1 onion, sliced

Method

Soften the onion and garlic in the oil. Add the tomatoes and sugar and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the beans and pour over the water. Bring the liquid to the boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the lemon juice, season to taste, and simmer uncovered for 10-15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Leave to cool in the pan and serve with w