If you are looking for a vegetarian Ethiopian dish, it doesn’t get better than Fassolia; a delicious dish made from green beans. While there are several ways to make this dish, this is a great recipe to follow if you are a beginner.

Ingredients Required to Make Fasolia

  • 4 cups of fresh green beans
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 3 oz tomato paste
  • 3 chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tsp ginger, minced
  • 2 tsp garlic, minced
  • ⅓ cup canola oil
  • 1 tbsp salt
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How to Make Fasolia (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

  1. Cook the chopped onions for 5 – 10 minutes on medium heat until the onions begin softening and turning translucent. Then, add the canola oil and continue cooking for some more minutes.
  2. Next, add the tomato paste – while stirring – and let the ingredients simmer together for several more minutes.
  3. Before going one snap your green beans on both ends, and then into 2 – 3 smaller pieces. Then, cut your carrots into thin, small pieces that look like sticks.
  4. Then add the carrots and fresh green beans, and stir well before covering. Let the mix continue to cook for at least 10 more minutes.
  5. Finally, add the chopped tomatoes along with the minced garlic and ginger, and some salt, and let them simmer together until the chopped tomatoes get tender.

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Fasolia Recipe

Fasolia (Ethiopian Green Beans Salad) Recipe

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Recipe by theethiopianfood Course: Side Dishes, Lunch, Dinner, SaladsCuisine: EthiopianDifficulty: Easy

If you are looking for a vegetarian Ethiopian dish, it doesn’t get better than Fasolia; a delicious dish made from green beans. While there are several ways to make this dish, this is a great recipe to follow if you are a beginner.

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups of fresh green beans

  • 3 carrots

  • 2 chopped onions

  • 3 oz tomato paste

  • 3 chopped tomatoes

  • 2 tsp ginger, minced

  • 2 tsp garlic, minced

  • ⅓ cup canola oil

  • 1 tbsp salt

Directions

  • Cook the chopped onions for 5 – 10 minutes on medium heat until the onions begin softening and turning translucent. Then, add the canola oil and continue cooking for some more minutes.
  • Next, add the tomato paste – while stirring – and let the ingredients simmer together for several more minutes.
  • Before going one snap your green beans on both ends, and then into 2 – 3 smaller pieces. Then, cut your carrots into thin, small pieces that look like sticks.
  • Then add the carrots and fresh green beans, and stir well before covering. Let the mix continue to cook for at least 10 more minutes.
  • Finally, add the chopped tomatoes along with the minced garlic and ginger, and some salt, and let them simmer together until the chopped tomatoes get tender.

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Sara Seife
Sara Seife

Sara is a blogger, nutritionist, and recipe engineer who loves to create and share Ethiopian food recipes and guides. She is the Chief Editor of The Ethiopian Food, an online platform that aims to help people all over the world learn about and enjoy Ethiopian cuisine. Sara is passionate about sharing her love of Ethiopian food and culture with others, and she hopes that her recipes and guides will help people to create delicious and authentic Ethiopian meals at home.

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