Greek braised green beans in tomato

Name: Greek braised green beans in tomato
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 500g green beans, trimmed and halved; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, sliced; 400g tinned chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp dried oregano; 100ml water; 1 lemon, juiced; 0.5 tsp salt

Soft green beans stewed with tomato, garlic and oregano the Greek way, rich without any cream or butter.

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.47 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 ggreen beanstrimmed and halved
1 tbspolive oil
1onionsliced
3garlic clovessliced
400 gtinned chopped tomatoes
1 tspdried oregano
100 mlwater
1lemonjuiced
½ tspsalt

Method

1
Warm the oil in a wide pan and cook the onion over a medium heat for 6 minutes until soft.
6 min
2
Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
3
Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, water and salt, then add the beans.
4
Cover and simmer gently for 25 minutes, stirring now and then, until the beans are very tender and the sauce is thick.
25 min
5
Stir in the lemon juice and serve warm or at room temperature.

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