Tomato Soup with Flat Green Beans

(Yesil Fasulyeli Domates Corbasi)

500 gr tomatoes, peeled, cut in cubes
7-8 flat green beans, washed, cut off the tips, cut in 2 cm long chunks
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, smashed with salt
1 1/2 cup chicken stock or water
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp salt
Pepper for taste

Saute the onion with olive oil for 3-4 minutes in a pan. Add all the ingredients except the chicken stock. Stir, cover the lid and cook for about 20 minutes over low heat.

Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil, then turn up the heat to medium-low. Cook another 20 minutes until the flat green beans fork tender.

Sprinkle some chopped parsley on top and serve with Bread Slices with Garlic, and Kashar cheese or Mozzarella cheese.


Bread Slices with Garlic and Kashar Cheese

Slice a baton bread. Spread butter with garlic on top. Arrange Kashar or Mozzarella cheese slices on top and sprinkle some Cayenne pepper. Place the bread slices on the oven tray and set the oven to grill. Place the tray on the second rack from the top. Cook for about 3-4 minutes until the cheese melts and takes a light golden colour.

Here is some information about Turkish Cheese, including Kashar: mymerhaba.

Meal Ideas:
- Lamb Kavurma, Shepherd's Salad and Revani.