A hearty navy bean soup in a tomato base, the national food of the Greeks.

Ingredients:

  • 250 gr., navy beans (medium size)
  • 3 carrots, sliced is small cubes
  • 3 – 4 celery stalks, finely chopped
  • 1 cup of olive oil
  • 1 big onion, finely chopped
  • 1 can of whole tomatoes with sauce blended
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • A pinch of sugar or 1 tablespoonful of ketchup

Directions:

Soak the beans in water from the previous night.

Strain the water and place the beans in a pot with fresh water.

Boil for a while and remove froth. Strain once again.

In a saucepan heat oil and sauté the onion then add the remaining ingredients, add enough water to make it soupy and slowly boil for an hour and a half until all ingredients are soft and sauce is thick.

Make sure that you stir it occasionally.

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4 Responses to “FASOLADA (NAVY BEANS IN TOMATO SAUCE)”

  1. Ο/Η Freya and Paul λέει:

    I have just found your blog and am thrilled as I adore Greek food! I have yet to visit to country but for now I can enjoy your blog!!

  2. Ο/Η Ivy λέει:

    Hi and thank you for your comment. Hope that you will be able to visit Greece soon and enjoy the nice food and beautiful places.

  3. Ο/Η Peter M λέει:

    Um-um good! Nothing better than fasolada on these cold days.

  4. Ο/Η Ivy λέει:

    Absolutely, although today is a wonderful shiny day, but it’s Friday and I’ll try as well to post vegetarian on Fridays.

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