Green Beans In Tomato Sauce (Judias Verdes Con Tomate)

Recipe Difficulty : Easy

Recipe Tags:

• Green Beans
  
• Tapas
• Side Dish
  
• Tomato Sauce
  
• Spanish Food
  
• Vegan
• Healthy Recipes

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Green Bean Side Dish
If you are looking for a side dish to use green beans and would like to try something new, I definitely recommend this recipe. Green Beans in Tomato sauce isn't something I would intuitively put together, but turns out, it is really really good.  Best part I whipped this up in about 30 minutes. I ate this one night with roasted potatoes. I think another side dish like my recipe for "Espinacas Con Garbanzo" would be great, or your favourite protein. 

Ingredients in this Green Beans & Tomato Sauce Recipe
This is an easy side dish using green beans, the ingredients include

• onion
• garlic
• smoked paprika
• a can of diced tomatoes
• green beans
• toasty crusty bread
• garnish everything with parsley (and chopped almonds if you want)

This dish is from a cookbook I have called Vegan Recipes from Spain by Gonzola Baro. I didn't change much. The small changes: I blanched the green beans less time, and then let them finish cooking in the tomato sauce, and I also garnished the dish with some toasted chopped almonds. I couldn't find any information about the origins of this green bean recipe, but upon searching, it seems that in Italy they prepare something similar. ​

I love Spanish Food
I'm really enjoying becoming more acquainted with Spanish dishes here and there. Whenever I try something new I send it to my partner Jose, who is from Valencia, to see if he knows anything about it. This dish he told me is one his mother makes on occasion. I wish we didn't live so far apart so he could taste and give me feedback, but for now I can only share pictures. I try to look on the bright side...I'll have a repertoire of Spanish dishes to share with him when we are together again. 

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

• 400 g green beans (I used French Green Beans)
• 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 400 g can diced tomatoes (I used 1/2 of a 28fl oz can)
• handful parsley, chopped
• S & P
• small handful toasted almonds to garnish (optional)
• A few slices of crusty bread, drizzled with olive oil and toasted in the oven.

Method:

1. Blanch green beans in boiling water just until bright green, (a couple of minutes) strain and set aside. 
2. In a sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat and sweat onion and garlic until softened. (you can turn heat down a bit if needed) Season with S & P.
3.  Stir in smoked paprika.
4. Add diced tomatoes and a small splash of water.
5. Simmer tomato sauce for a few minutes.
6. Add green beans to the pan, and continue to fold them in occasionally while the sauce simmers until they are cooked through. (I like them to still have a bit of texture, but I don't mind if they get a bit softer than in other dishes where I might like them really snappy.) About 10 - 12 more minutes. Season with more S & P to taste. 
7. Transfer everything to a serving dish, rip the toasted or grilled bread into large chunks and tuck them into the sauce. Sprinkle everything with chopped parsley and toasted almonds. Serve straight away.