A Provençal vegetable and bean soup, soupe au pistou is like an Italian minestrone, but with a big a dollop of pistou, a basil and garlic paste similar to Ligurian pesto.
Tag: Green beans
Soupe au Pistou
Sayur Lodeh
(Indonesian vegetables in coconut curry)
A variety of vegetables are simmered in a milk coconut milk curry to make this popular Indonesian vegetable curry side dish. Also popular in Malaysia.
Le Grand Aïoli
(French Provençal cod and vegetables with garlic mayonnaise)
This garlic lovefest is from the Provence region of France. Hand-made garlic mayonnaise is served with poached cod and seasonal vegetables.
Kare-Kare
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)
Kare-kare is a rich and meaty Filipino stew of oxtails, green beans and eggplant in a sauce thickened with peanut butter.
Hkatenkwan
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)
The marriage of tomatoes and ground peanuts in stews is popular in sub-Saharan African cooking.
Green Bean Casserole
(American green beans side dish with a crunchy topping)
Created in the 1950s, this quick and easy recipe caught on quickly, especially in the U.S. Upper Midwest, where convenience dishes were embraced wholeheartedly.
Gado Gado
(Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce)
Gado gado is a popular salad in Indonesia with a number of regional variations.
Bredie
(South African lamb stew)
Bredies are simple, satisfying South African mutton stews in the Cape Malay tradition. The most popular are green bean bredie, tomato bredie and cabbage bredie.
Fassolakia
(Greek green beans in tomato sauce)
This vegetable dish is popular around the Mediterranean. In Arab countries it is known as loubieh bi zayt. In Turkey it goes by the name zeytinyağlı taze fasülye. Spaniards call it judías verdes con tomate.
Yataklete Kilkil
(Ethiopian gingered vegetable stew)
Yataklete kilkil, also known as yatakilt alicha, is a popular vegetarian, or ye'tsom, dish in Ethiopia, especially during Lent.