Lebanese Green Beans, Lubie

Ingredients

BEANS

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large onions, sliced thin
• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 2 (15 ounce) cans green beans, drained

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt

TOPPING

• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Directions

1. 1

   In a large pot over low heat, sautee onions in olive oil with a little salt until very brown.

2. 2

   To the same pan, add garlic, cumin and cinamon and sautee another 2 minutes.

3. 3

   Add tomatoes in juice and cook until spice and onions have incorporated into the liquid.

4. 4

   Add DRAINED green beans - cover and cook for at least 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Add salt to tast.

6. 6

   TOPPING While beans are cooking, toast pine nuts in a DRY sautee pan over medium heat. Be sure to turn them and watch closely as they burn quickly - about 2 minutes. Add cumin and olive oil and remove from heat.

7. 7

   To serve place beans in large bowl and dirzzle pine nut mixture over the top.