Gigantes plaki - aka Greek baked beans

The way to my heart is through this dish

A bonus recipe to end the year - gigantes!

A humble dish that is pure nostalgia for me. Gigantes plaki is a Greek dish of baked butter beans. Typically you soak butter beans overnight before cooking, however this version utilises the very useful tinned variety to speed up the process.

The versions I ate growing up were always made with just tomato, however more recently I started adding in capsicum/bell peppers to the mix. I love the texture it brings, not breaking down as much as tomato alone does, and it adds a lovely hum of vibrancy to the dish.

This is a favourite lunch staple of mine, it keeps really well as leftovers and is the perfect meal with a huge dollop of Greek yoghurt and some lovely bread to mop things up. If you want my opinion on what truly makes this dish - it’s the addition of fresh dill you stir through right before serving.

The Recipe

Serves 6-8

Ingredients