Fresh green beans recipe

Fast and delicious fresh green beans recipe so you will enjoy this easy side dish in a matter of minutes.

Makes 2 servings in 20 minutes, originally posted by The Skinny Cook: 1st August 2001 (Vegetables / Asian (Malaysia) / Side Dish / Stove / No marination)

Since my dear wife is a green (French) beans lover, and I am a tomato lover: as usual we make the best out of both worlds. So we found this fast, easy and delicious side-dish both with both ingredients included. Far from having re-invented the wheel: the winning recipe we all know is beans in tomato sauce.

And when you are health conscious: always add tomatoes or homemade tomato-sauce wherever you can : its good for the heart, keeps your skin young and keeps your memory up to date!

Ingredients

• 6 to 7 oz (200gr) fresh green beans or French beans
• 1 medium red onion, sliced into wedges
• 1 tomato, cut in 8 pieces (see picture)
• 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Quick and easy fresh green beans recipe

1. Heat the oil and add garlic, onions and beans.
2. Stir-fry these veggies for about 5 minutes.
3. Add vinegar, cumin, tomato, salt and fresh pepper and stir-fry 2 minutes longer.
4. Be careful not to over-cook the beans, make sure they don’t start looking like wrinkled paper.