Serves 4
1 lb green beans, trimmed, leave whole or cut in 3” pieces
1 large onion, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, sliced
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 Tbl fresh lemon juice
1 ½ tsp Lebanese Seven Spices (recipe below)
4-5 Tbl olive oil
¼ c water
1 tsp sea salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
In a medium sauté pan, heat 4 Tbl of olive oil. Sauté the onions until lightly browned and translucent. Add garlic and sauté a few more minutes. Add chopped tomatoes and stir. Mix in the spices, salt and pepper and combine. Place the green beans on the tomatoes and gently mix, so the tomatoes are moved to the top. Sprinkle with a dash of salt. Drizzle the lemon juice on top and add ¼ cup of water. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until the green beans are soft.
The beans are ready when all the liquid is gone. Serve with bread or as a side with meat.
Lebanese Seven Spices
½ Tbl each: black pepper, paprika and cumin
¾ tsp each: coriander seeds and cloves
¼ tsp each: freshly grated nutmeg and cinnamon
1/8 tsp seeds of green cardamom
Combine pepper, cumin, coriander, cloves and cardamom seeds in a small pan and toast until fragrant, about one or two minutes. Stir to make sure they don’t burn. Put the toasted spices in a mortar or spice grinder and grind to a fine power. Add the remaining ingredients and blend well.
Store in an airtight jar.
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