Green Beans Recipe known as Loubieh Bi Zeit in Arabic is a versatile dish which can be enjoyed using nearly all types of fresh beans and can be eaten as a main dish or as a side with Lebanese bread. Traditionally Loubieh is served as part of a mezze. As I am currently avoiding gluten at the moment, I love eating this dish with rice. I generally will mix it up in a bowl and gobble it!
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The beauty about this dish, is that it's made in one pot and in around 30 minutes or less. I like to under-cook my green beans (loubieh), to keep more of the nutrients and crunch. However, traditionally the green beans are braised until they are completely tender and the green isn't so bright.
Tips for sauteing green beans
- Use only fresh green beans
- Trim ends of green beans and de-string if necessary
- Evenly chop green beans for even cooking
What you'll need to make Green Beans / loubieh recipe
- 1 kg Fresh green beans (or flat beans) trimmed and evenly chopped
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 large Onion chopped
- 6 large cloves garlic crushed
- 1-2 large Tomato diced
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 tbsp Salt
- Optional: 1-2 tbsp tomato paste (I like to use this as I mix up my loubieh with rice and need it to be a little wet)
- Optional: Cinnamon or Lebanese 7 Spice (all spice is fine)
How to make Loubieh Bi Zeit
- Over med-high heat, heat the oil in a saucepan
- Add onions, sweat until translucent
- Add garlic, saute for a min
- Turn heat to low-med
- Add green beans. Stir through and fry for about 10 min until the beans wilt
- Add tomato, tomato paste, seasoning, water and salt
- Cover and braise on low heat for 30 minutes.
- Serve cold or warm and a side of rice or Lebanese bread.
Other Vegan Recipes
Are you looking for more Lebanese food recipes? Plant Based Folk has a whole category for you to select from. Take a look at our Stuffed Eggplant-Bitinjan Mahshi or try Greek Braised Green Beans.
📖 Recipe
Loubieh Bi Ziet (Sautéed Green Bean Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 kg Fresh green beans (or flat beans) trimmed and evenly chopped
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 large Onion chopped
- 6 large cloves garlic crushed
- 1-2 large Tomato diced
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 tbsp Salt
Instructions
- Over med-high heat, heat the oil in a pot
- Add onions, sweat until translucent
- Add garlic, saute for a min
- Turn heat to low-med
- Add green beans. Stir through and fry for about 10 min until the beans wilt
- .Add tomato, tomato paste, water and salt
- Cover and cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
- Serve cold or warm and a side of rice or Lebanese bread.
Michael
This dish is originaly a Lebanese dish and it is not an arab dish it is Lebanese .. and you should not eat rice with it .. the one that you should have rice with it is Green beans with meat and it have only one common thing with this dish only the they both have beans in it 🙂
plantbasedfolk
Calm down Michael, Lebanese people are Arabs. You have missed the whole point; this is a plant based recipe and doesn't include meat to accomodate for those who avoid animal products. My family loves it this way and we are of Lebanese and Armenian heritage. Thanks for stopping by!
Cory
I made this for dinner and mixed it with rice like you do. it was great, light and I felt healthy. keep putting up the vegan Lebanese food please