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Beans in tomato sauce with ginger

Green Beans in Tomato Sauce with Ginger

A simple meatless dish! A delicious option for a plant-based meal! This recipe is surprisingly easy and tasty—a great way to make eating light feel anything but. It works beautifully as a side or as a dish on its own!

Old Sam

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Green string beans

400

Tomato paste (or crushed tomatoes, tomato juice, or canned tomatoes)

0.7

Onion

Garlic

Ginger (grated)

Cumin

0.5

Lemon juice

Cilantro

Parsley

Vegetable oil

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 20 % 4 g

Fats 25 % 5 g

Carbohydrates 55 % 11 g

62 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 50 min

Step 1:
1. Let's get started! Cut the onion into small pieces, grate the ginger, grind the cumin seeds, and squeeze the lemon juice.
Step 2:
1. Now sauté the onion in vegetable oil for about 5 minutes. Then add the rest: garlic, grated ginger, and ground cumin. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Step 3:
1. Add the beans and tomato. Add a couple of pinches of sugar, plus salt and pepper to taste. Simmer everything for 30-40 minutes, or until the beans are tender.
Step 4:
1. After 20 minutes, taste it. If your tomato isn't tangy enough, add lemon juice—I'll add 1 teaspoon. Then stir in the herbs and leave it another 15 minutes.
Step 5:
1. And it's all done! Enjoy, friends! — Old Sam

Eating plant-based for Lent doesn't have to mean bland, boring food—it's much more rewarding to put together a real, balanced meatless menu, and this dish shows how to make it genuinely delicious. The recipe might surprise you: the prep takes just 5 minutes, basically the time it takes the pan to heat up. The star ingredient is green beans, and the combination of thyme and ginger gives it a flavor all its own—plus tomato, of course. Where would we be without tomato? This dish is a 3-in-1: a terrific side, a delightful appetizer, and even an inventive main course. It's one of the most original ways to cook beans, and it's wildly tasty. Enjoy! Always yours, Old Sam.