These beans are called barbounofassoula or hantres in Greek, which means beads. When these are fresh and green they are called fassolia barbounia (runner beans) Phaseolous Coccineus which are a hybrid of Phaseolous Vulgaris (the common bean) and when they are ripe their pods become beige and red and inside the beans are off-white with red markings. However, when cooked they loose this lovely colour.
Healthy Recipes
If you are working and don’t have much time, this pasta salad with sautéed vegetables is a dish you can prepare in no time.
This Aromatic Kagianas is is a dish made with eggs, aromatic herbs, such as Kafkalithres (Mediterranean Hartwort), Myronia (chervil) and pasto (cured pork) from Lakonia.
Rosotto is a vegan rice pudding made with rice flour and rose cordial. I named this pudding rosotto (playing with the name risotto) because roz in Greek means pink. I must be the person who has made the most rice puddings in the world! Here are a few: Classic Ryzogalo (Greek Rice Pudding) Vegan Lactose …
These Healthy Olive Oil Honey Oatmeal bars have a crunchy base with a subtle olive oil and coconut taste and the topping is like a dessert we make in Greece with nuts and honey called pastelli.
Revithosalates are Greek salads made with chickpeas. Chickpeas are one of my favourite legumes and I always cook them from scratch.
These Greek sweet and sour potatoes, are crispy from the outside and juicy from the inside, perfect as a side dish to accompany any meat dish.
This Carob Syrup and Spiced Ginger Chocolate Cake is made with one of my favourite Cypriot ingredients called “teratsomelo” and this is the syrup extracted from carobs.
Pomegranate syrup starts with juice and sugar and pomegranate molasses with same ingredients but reduced to the consistency of thick syrup.
This rocket salad with fried halloumi and walnuts can be made with summer fruit such as figs or peaches and it is so delicious it could star as the main attraction on your dinner table.