Recipe for Greek Style String Beans

Written by Greek Boston in Authentic Greek Food Recipes, Greek Orthodox Fasting Lenten Recipes, Greek Vegan Food Recipes, Greek Vegetable Recipes

This delicious dish made with fresh string beans in olive oil with tomatoes is a tasty vegetable side dish on any Greek table. With good quality Greek olive oil to cook with you can’t go wrong!

Greek Style String Beans (Fasolakia) Recipe Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 lbs. string beans
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 sliced thin onion
• 1 lb. chopped tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons, chopped parsley
• Pepper
• Salt

Directions to Make Greek String Beans:

Remove ends of string beans and prepare them by either cutting each into 2 inch pieces, then snap or cut crosswise into thin slanted slices. Or cut each into thin strips.

Heat the oil in a saucepan.

Add onions and garlic and cook until soft.

Add tomatoes, beans, parsley, salt and pepper.

Cover and cook over moderate heat for about 1/2 hour.

** This recipe contains olive oil, so this recipe won’t be suited for a strict fast.

Categorized in: Authentic Greek Food Recipes, Greek Orthodox Fasting Lenten Recipes, Greek Vegan Food Recipes, Greek Vegetable Recipes

This post was written by Greek Boston