Fasoliyyeh Bi Z-Zayt (Syrian Green Beans with Olive Oil)

I learned how to make this while visiting my husband’s family in Syria. It can be a healthy, fast, easy vegetarian/vegan main dish for lunch or dinner that is surprisingly filling when eaten with pita bread, or it can be a flavorful side dish.

Step: 1

Place the green beans into a large pot, and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt to taste, and put the lid on the pot. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beans are cooked to your desired doneness. Syrians like it cooked until the green beans are turning brownish in color. The idea is not to saute them, but to let them steam in the moisture released by the ice crystals.

Step: 2

Add cilantro and garlic to the beans, and continue to cook just until the cilantro has started to wilt. Eat as a main course by scooping up with warm pita bread or serve as a side dish.

Per Serving: 164 calories; protein 1.6g; carbohydrates 7.6g; fat 14g; sodium 74.1mg.

Getting stay in and make food your food instead of eat in the evening out is good a step in the right way if you’re more point on eating healthier. There’s no better way to know exactly what’s happen into the food you’re eating than by making it homemade Mastering the main dish is only half the process , like that . And once you’ve perfected your chicken, steak, or fish, that is time to turn your attention to the ever- focusing side dishes.

A side dish can easily derail your health goals, as sweetness , sodium, fat, and calories would all get rather high quickly if you’re not careful . But with our healthy side dish recipes, you won’t ever run into that problem .