Turkish cuisine · Vegetable Dishes

Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye

Green beans braised in olive oil – best served lukewarm.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 600 g green beans
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 100 ml olive oil
• 1 tsp sugar

Instructions

1. Trim the beans, pull the strings and break into 5 cm pieces; finely dice the onion, dice the tomatoes.
2. Sweat the onion in olive oil over medium heat for 4 min until translucent.
3. Add the beans and tomatoes, season with sugar and salt and drizzle with a little water.
4. Braise covered at gentle heat for about 35 min until the beans are soft (not crisp – that's how it's wanted here).
5. Let cool to lukewarm and serve with lemon.