Cumin French/ green beans

Name: Cumin French/ green beans
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 2 medium vine or plum tomatoes (could use tinned if that's all you have); 1/2 medium red onion; 250g/9oz fine green beans (French); 2 teaspoons cumin seeds (or preground); Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Extra virgin olive oil (or olive oil)

4 steps

Cook:10min

This simple recipe goes with anything. It is important to keep the beans slightly crunchy and not overcooked.

Updated at: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:06:49 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories71 kcal (4%)

Total Fat4.1 g (6%)

Carbs7.5 g (3%)

Sugars2.9 g (3%)

Protein1.8 g (4%)

Sodium197.3 mg (10%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2vine tomatoes

medium, or plum, could use tinned if that's all you have

0.5red onion

medium

250gfine green beans

French

2 teaspoonscumin seeds

or preground

salt

freshly ground black pepper

Extra virgin olive oil

or olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

1. Skin the tomatoes by placing them in a bowl of boiling water for 1 minute. Check the skins for peeling then plunge into very cold water, Halve and remove the seeds with a teaspoon; roughly dice. Halve the onion, remove the root and slice thinly.

Step 2

2. Remove the stalks from the end of the beans. If not using preground, grind the cumin in the coffee grinder or pestle and mortar. Boil a large saucepan of salted water and throw in the beans. Leave to simmer over a low heat for 3-4 minutes, then drain.

Step 3

3. Put the beans back into the same pan, mix in the other prepared ingredients and add a generous drizzle of extra virgin or ordinary olive oil and seasoning.

Step 4

4. To serve, pile onto a warmed serving plate or into a bowl.