Fresh Green Beans Greek Style

Always a favorite - easy, fast, delicious and healthy fresh green beans made the Greek way!

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh green beans, ends trimmed
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 cup EVGE extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Water to cover
• 2-3 potatoes, cut into wedges (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Instructions

1. Step 1: Trim the ends of beans and wash. Leave whole or snap in half.
2. Step 2: In a wide pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion with a teaspoon of salt and cook until soft and translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Step 3: Add tomato paste. Stir and cook for about a minute until it deepens in color.
4. Step 4: Add the beans. Toss to coat in oil and tomato mixture. Saute for 3-5 minutes.
5. Step 5: Pour in enough water to just cover the beans (if using pressure cooker, 1 cup is enough).
6. Step 6: Cover and simmer for about 40 minutes (or 6 minutes in pressure cooker) until beans are very tender.
7. Step 7: If using potatoes, add wedges after 20 minutes of cooking.
8. Step 8: Add parsley if using. Taste for salt.

Tips & Notes

• This is a "ladera" dish - olive oil dishes, because of the generous amounts of EVOO
• A complete meal with crusty bread and feta
• You can use fresh tomato or canned instead of paste for more sauce

Delicious & easy Greek green beans! A complete meal with crusty no-knead bread and feta or any other fermented cheese!

1. Cut off ends of beans and wash.
2. Chop 1 small onion, teaspoon of salt and saute in olive oil.
3. When soft (after about 5-7 minutes), saute tomato paste for about a minute and add beans and saute for about 3-5 minutes
4. Add enough water to cover (or if using a pressure cooker - 1 cup of water)
5. Cover and boil for about 40 minutes (or 6 minutes in pressure cooker)
6. If desired, add potato wedges after about 20 minutes
7. If desired, add 1 tbsp chopped parsley
8. Taste for salt.