Loubieh Bi Ziet (Green Beans in Oil)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 400 grams onion (2 medium onions)
• 36 grams garlic (6 large cloves)
• 400 grams flat beans (a.k.a. flat beans), trimmed and cut into 2-inch lengths
• 2 teaspoons Lebanese seven spice mix
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 400 grams ripe tomatoes (6 small tomatoes) chopped
• mint for garnish

Instructions

1. 1
   Add the olive oil onions and garlic to a pan and saute over medium-high heat until the onions are tender and starting to brown.
2. 2
   Add the flat beans, spice mixture and salt and saute until the spice mixture is fragrant and the beans are a vibrant green.
3. 3
   Add the tomatoes and then cover and turn down the heat to medium low. Simmer covered until the beans are tender (about 20 minutes).
4. 4
   Remove the lid and turn up the heat to medium high. Let the liquid evaporate and then saute the vegetables until the tomatoes form a thick coating around the beans (another 5-7 minutes).
5. 5
   Serve warm or at room temperature garnished with mint.