Elle's Kitchen: Mediterranean Green Beans

A Restaurant Favorite at Home

One of our favorite local

restaurants is a Mediterranean/

Middle Eastern place.

It is a "go-to" place for those

of us who like ethnic fare

beyond the chain restaurants.

A nice husband & wife run it,

they sponsor our local public

radio station and it is a fun

and funky atmosphere.

It is the type of place, that

when the saganaki is set aflame

everyone yells, "Opa!"

They have the best green beans I

have every had ~ it's the type of dish

you crave when you wake up at 2am.

Take 2 cans of green beans

and drain most of the liquid

from them, place in medium

saucepan.  Add diced tomatoes,

do not drain and add to saucepan.

Heat on medium.

I use the tomatoes with

basil, garlic & oregano.

Add 1 1/2 teas. dried oregano

and 1 1/2 teas. cinnamon to

the veggies.  Heat & serve.

I hear people in this restaurant

begging for the recipe and I

always want to tell them, it's all

about the cinnamon.  I hope they

read this.  This is not their recipe

it is just the closest I have come

to recreating it at home.