Photograph ©Peter Broadbent
Papa G’s Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada) is simply wonderful, full of taste, hearty and healthy too! It’s also vegan.
Made up of tomatoes, olive oil and dried beans: the proud harvest of many a country family in Greece, it’s perfect for all the family (my kids love it).
Some people actually consider Fasoladato be the national dish of Greece; it is certainly a staple diet in many homes as it’s economical and healthy. Why not try it, Papa G style?
Ingredients:
500g dried haricot beans
2 litres water
2 medium onions, peeled and finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
2 stalks celery and celery tops, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced (optional)
2 ripe tomatoes, skinned and roughly chopped or 400g chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato puree
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1/2 lemon
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 handful fresh flat parsley, roughly chopped
Method:
Soak the beans overnight in cold water. Rinse them well and put them in a large saucepan with enough water to cover and boil for 10 minutes. Drain them and just cover again with hot water. Bring them once more to the boil and skim any foam from the surface with a spoon. Add all the other ingredients, except the lemon juice and simmer for about one and a half hours, until tender. Add more water if needed during cooking to make sure all the ingredients are just covered. Squeeze the lemon juice 5 minutes before taking it off the heat but don’t stir in.
Pour into soup bowls/ small dishes, garnish with chopped parsley on top and serve with crusty bread or koulourakia (sesame seed rings available at continental shops), olives or salted anchovies.
Recipe ©George Psarias.
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I love making dishes like this. One pot meals are amazing and so tasty as well as easy aren’t they? I don’t know what I would do without my Le Creuset pots and pans. I’m going to give this dish a go this evening. Looks and sounds scrumptious. xxx
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This looks so tasty… very tempted to do a pork version, with the leftover roast pork that’s sitting in my fridge
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@Claire ooh that would go so well, thanks for your lovely comment!
Sounds like a lovely, healthy meal for all the family 🙂 Love the sound of the new linky, will try and remember to link up to it next week as not got organised this week! xx
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Thanks Sophie, would love to have you, thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
This looks mouthwatering Vicki. Love that it’s vegetarian too. Linked up today. #Tastytuesdays, xxx
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@Sharmin thanks so much darling and for linking up!
Looks nice and easy to make, will definitely be giving this a go!! x
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Looks delicious Vicki! Xx
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@Franki thanks lovely x
Now I love a good bean but my husband can’t stand the texture, maybe the boys could try this with me?! xx
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@Lucy your husband sounds like mine but even he likes it, try it xx
Your bean casserole looks perfect for a rainy day like today.
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Thanks, you’re right! Where’s the sun gone?!
honestmum recently posted…Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada)
Another fantastic recipe 🙂 I always look forward to seeing what you’ve made x
Thanks Michelle, lovely to have you-must admit a lot of recipes are made by my folk’s restaurants and we do the shoot so can’t take all the credit! Some of course are cooked at home!
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I just linked up for the first time… Hope you like tray bakes! 🙂
Your recipe above looks delicious!
Kx
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Wow they are amazing, thanks for linking up! Hope you can join us again!
honestmum recently posted…Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada)
mmmmm that looks so warming and wholesome x
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Thanks lovely, family fave!
honestmum recently posted…Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada)
This sounds lovely, I must try it sometime! All linked up x
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Thanks Kirsty you must and thanks for linking up, can’t wait to read them all in the week x
honestmum recently posted…Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada)
Wow, this looks really delicious and wholesome. A lovely recipe for #TastyTuesdays.
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Thanks so much Julie and for linking x
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This would make such a nice family meal for us! Even my allergy baby could have it… bonus! Thanks for sharing yet another lovely recipe. x Mel
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So pleased Mel, please let me know if you make it x
honestmum recently posted…Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada)
I love this recipe though I always try and cut back on the olive oil and then it just isn’t so good!
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@Coombemill ooh no, olive oil (not crazy amounts of course) is sooo good for you so go ahead and use it!
honestmum recently posted…Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada)
Wow this picture and just the title has be salivating. That sounds amazing. Definitely one of my favorites of your recipes to bookmark and try. I think the whole family would love this. I could do with some right now for lunch. Yum! Thanks for hosting my lovely.
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Thanks Jenny, so, so pleased, hope you make it, this family adores it!
honestmum recently posted…Greek Bean Casserole (Fasolada)
you cant go wrong with beans in tomatoes i would scoff that all up thank you for the link up
@Helen so true, dip your bread in the sauce and wow!
I love the look of this, I always wonder what to do with different sorts of beans but this looks lovely
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@Alison thanks, this is lovely so hope you get to try it!
Linking up for the first time in #TastyTuesdays, I don’t write recipes but I often write about food specialities in my area of France. I hope this is OK. Your bean recipe sounds delicious, just the sort of hearty wholesome food I love to serve to my family mid week. I look forward to getting more inspiration from this linkup.
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Another lovely recipe, love the idea of serving it with salted anchovies!
@sarahhillwheeler thanks lovely, adore salted anchovies!
My husband is not a vegetarian but he is partial to bean dishes. I think this would make a great family meal for us! #tastytuesdays
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@mel ooh he should love this then, whole family adore it!
Mmm I could just eat that and its only 9.30 in the morning! Love beans and tomatoes – great combination. Linking up for the first time with Tasty Tuesdays.
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@Helen aw thanks, want to eat this for breakfast myself!
My husband is vegetarian and I’m always on the lookout for bean dishes. This looks delicious- thank you – I’ll be giving it a go! X
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@Mummy Says ooh sure he will love this, thanks for linking up x