Greek Green Beans

My recipes are low carb paleo: fresh,healthy, whole food ingredients with very few starches, no sugars, no vegetable oils. The health of my spouse and myself has improved dramatically eating this way.

Fasolakia is a simple way to cook green beans, using olive oil and tomatoes; it is the wonderfully flavored traditional Greek way of preparing them.

Fasolakia is part of a family of Greek dishes known as "lathera" or "ladera". It's a style of cooking, particularly used for vegetables cooking them in olive oil, often with tomatoes as well.

12 oz green beans 360g

½ onion med-large

1 clove garlic medium

8 oz tomatoes 225g, (around 2 medium-large)

¼ cup olive oil 4tbsp (ideally extra virgin)

1 pinch sugar

⅛ teaspoon salt or to taste

⅛ teaspoon pepper or to taste

2 tablespoon chopped parsley

Directions at carolinescooking.com

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