Today while I was writing my post I had the nice surprise to be nominated for the Liebster Award by one of my favorite bloggers Rocksalt. I thank you very very much for appreciating my blog and nominating me.
Today’s dish is a basic traditional Lebanese food, one found in the mezze section of every Lebanese restaurant. This is one of the first recipes I learned to cook as a newly wed, and I believe that its the same for most young Lebanese women as well. When I used to live in Abu Dhabi, back when it was still a newly developed city, I remember that it was difficult sometimes to find fresh beans; I resorted to buying the frozen variety to cook this delicious meal but it just didn’t taste the same. Luckily, fresh green beans are easily found in Lebanon, and now I can make this dish with the freshest beans.
This is a side dish, and it works well with almost anything.
Ingredients:
- 1 kilo of fresh green beans
- 1 onion chopped finely
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 3 red tomatoes peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon seven spices
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Preparation:
- Cut the uppermost and bottom-most parts of the bean and wash
- Heat the oil in a pot and fry the onions and garlic until they have a nice golden color
- Add the beans, lower the heat and cover the pot, stirring and flipping the beans over from time to time until they wilt. This will take about 15 minutes
- Add the tomatoes and tomato paste, season with salt and spices and mix the ingredients together
- Cover with about one cup of water and let it simmer on a very low heat with the cover on
- While waiting for the beans to become soft, keep an eye on the water level in the pot. If it becomes too low, add a little bit more (you don’t want to make a soup so small amounts at a time)
- Once the beans are soft, you’re ready to eat!
ET VOILA..C’EST TOUT:)
Tabkhet el yom 
Congrats on another award!
thank you so much my dear.:)