I dumpstered some lovely little greenbeans so I immediately made what I like to call Greekbeans. You’ll need:
- dumpster greenbeans
- 2 dumpster tomatoes, diced
- 1 small dumpster onion, diced
- juice of 1/2 dumpster lemon
- garlic
- salt and pepper
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
You could blanch the greenbeans by dropping them in boiling water for a minute – or steam them – but I’m pretty lazy so I generally don’t. The greenbeans aren’t as tender the lazy way but whatever, if it gets food in my mouth sooner then I’m ok with it. Heat the oil in a pan and add the chopped onion.
Oh yeah, you should pinch or cut off the ends of the greenbeans to make them all pretty and stuff. You could also break them in half if you want; I like to keep mine long.
Saute onions until tender then add the garlic and cook until it starts to turn golden. Add the greenbeans, tomatoes, and lemon juice. Cover and simmer for as long as you can wait. I can usually go for about 10 minutes, 5 when I’m extra hungry. Then longer you simmer the more tender your Greekbeans will be. Season with salt and pepper. Eat with someone you love. Or someone Greek.
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