GREEN BEANS (Fasolakia Lathera)

INGREDIENTS

1 kg green beans
1 sliced onion
¼ cup olive oil
2 chopped tomatoes  with their juice
1 large chopped potato
Parsley
Salt/Pepper

Preparation

Sauté the onions for a few minutes in medium pot with the oil.

Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and parsley and let it come to a boil so that all the aromas mix.

Add the green beans and potato and let them simmer until soft and tender about an hour.

You can add carrot as well. Steam for a few minutes before adding it to the pot. Serve with feta and bread. It is a low calorie dish. ( this dish is better the next day served in room temperature ). You can replace the beans with peas and follow the same procedure. Just replace the parsley with dill.

1. Fasolakia lathera is a ................ dish
a. high calorie
b. low calorie
c. low fat
d. high fat

 2. You cook green beans in
a. a frying pan
b. in the oven
c. in a casserole
d. on grill

3. You don't need
a. olive oil
b. onion
c. parsley
d. butter

4. This dish is better when it is ............
a. very hot
b. very cold
c. frozen
d. served the next day