I'd be tempted to replace the butter with olive oil as well as using the oil as directed; that would provide a different flavor for the sauce, more healthy polyphenols, and less saturated fat
An Oldways Mediterranean recipe in honor of Mediterranean Diet Month.
According to Mark Bittman, "When fruits and vegetables are at their best, they give you insight into how the vegan thing can work for you, if only for a day."
An easy recipe by celebrity chef Diane Kochilas. As she says, "One of the absolute classics of Greek summer, but also delicious year-round, green beans yiahni are an easy, luscious casserole of fresh beans slowly cooked in olive oil, with tomatoes, onions, potatoes and herbs."
From Sparta Groves and food.com
It does take some time to grill or roast all the vegetables, but it may be worth it! A four-minute video illustrates Mark Bittman's written recipe.
Scientific research has shown that this classic Mediterranean olive oil and tomato sauce is full of health benefits as well as flavor! It can be used in many dishes or simply as a topping for pasta, rice, or eggs.
A simple summer pasta recipe.
One of the many healthy, economical recipes on the Food Is Medicine website of Dr. Mary Flynn, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University who has studied olive oil's role as a medicine as well as a food since 1998.
