Spiced Green Bean Niscoise
A spiced take on the classic green bean niscoise.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Servings: 2 people
- 150 g green beans trimmed
- ½ tsp. cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp. mustard seeds
- 1 tsp. Oil
- ½ white onion diced
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- ½ red chilli finely sliced
- ¼ tsp. turmeric
- 4 cherry tomatoes quartered
- Salt and Pepper
Firstly blanch the green beans in salted boiling water until just cooked (al dente) and then refresh in ice-cold water. Dain and place to the side.
Heat a frying pan and lightly toast the cumin seeds and mustard seeds until the fragrances start to emerge. Add the oil and then the onion, garlic and chilli. Fry for a further minute then add the turmeric, stir then ad the green beans.
Continue to fry for a further 2 minutes then add the tomatoes. The residual heat will continue to soften the tomatoes. Season lightly then serve.