Green beans with tomato sauce

Name: Green beans with tomato sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 small potatoes, peeled and chopped into cubes; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil; salt and ground black pepper; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup hot water; 675 g/1½ lb tomatoes, chopped, or 400 g/14 oz canned chopped tomatoes; 675 g/1½ lb tomatoes, chopped, or 400 g/14 oz canned chopped tomatoes; slices of feta cheese and some bread, to serve (optional); slices of feta cheese and some bread, to serve (optional); 60 ml/4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; salt and ground black pepper; 800 g/1¾ lb green beans, trimmed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Greece

By Rena Salaman

Published 2023

About

Fasolakia is one of the standard summer dishes in Greece and is made with different kinds of fresh beans according to what is available. When the beans are tender and the tomatoes sweet, the dish, although frugal, can have an astoundingly good flavour. It is usually accompanied by feta and bread.

Ingredients

800 g/1¾ lb green beans, trimmed
150 ml/¼

Europe
Greece
Side dish
Summer
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

If the green beans are very long, cut them in half. Drop them into a bowl of cold water so that they are completely submerged. Leave them to absorb the water for a few minutes.

Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and sauté for about 10 minutes, until transluce