Zeytinyağli Taze Fasulye ( Fresh Green Beans in Olive Oil)

Zeytinyağli Taze Fasulye (Fresh Green Beans in Olive Oil)

Ingredients:

 500 gr. fresh green beans

 1 medium onion ( chopped)

2 tomatoes peeled and cubed

1 tsp. tomato paste (optional)

salt (to taste)

1 cube sugar or 1/2 tsp.sugar

red pepper flakes

2 tbsp. olive oil

Procedure:

Wash and clean fresh green beans, you can snap them  or slice them , whichever you would want it. In a cooking pan, add in the olive oil and saute the onions and pinch of salt to soften the onion and refrain from drying up while sauteeing. At this time, you can add tomato paste if you want, and stir well., but if you want to omit tomato paste, you can now add in the fresh green beans and stir for a while., Add in cubed tomatoes and saute for few minutes, add  salt, red pepper flakes and sugar and 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook under low heat, till beans are tender and soft... Cool and serve. This is a vegetarian dish and we usually eat this dish together with yoghurt. Happy eating!! :)

zeytinyağli Kabak ( Courgette/Zucchini with Olive oil )

Zeytinyağli Kabak ( Courgette/Zucchini with Olive oil) 

This recipe is good for 2-4 persons.

Ingredients:

4 pcs. zucchini 

1 onion (medium)- chopped

2 tomatoes - cubed

3 cloves garlic- chopped

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 tsp. tomato paste

hot water

salt, pepper

yoghurt

Method:

Wash zucchini well, cut  lengthwise then cut into diagonal again as seen in the picture. 

In a casserole, pour in olive oil, saute onions till soften, add in zucchini, saute for few minutes, add in tomato paste, saute again, then add in the chopped tomatoes, followed with garlic, pour in just half glass of water then cover the casserole and cook in medium fire, don't let the casserole run out of water, you can add water more if you want..just make sure that your tomatoes are soft and full of juice for that will help in cooking your vegetable. When vegetable is soft and tender, season with salt and pepper to taste. When serving this dish, it can be served plain as it is, or either topped with yoghurt and dried red pepper flakes. Afiyet olsun everyone!