Lokanta

A Turkish style meal.

A "Lokanta" is a kind of Tradesmans's Cafe.

• Ingredients

• 1 large Onion, roughly chopped
• 5 pepper, assorted red and yellow
• 400g tomatoes assorted sizes and colours
• 20 sprigs Thyme (Yes!)
• 8 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 x 400g cans Butter Beans
• 2 Tsp ground Allspice
• 350g Green Beans
• Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C / 280 Fan / Gas 6.
2. Transfer the vegetables to a roasting tin with the whole thyme sprigs.
3. Roast the vegetables for 1 hour
4. Add the butter beans and ground allspice to the roasting tin, mix well
5. Make sure everything is coated in olive oil. Bake further 30 minutes
6. Cut the stem ends off the beans and cook in boiling salted water, 4 mins
7. Fold the beans into the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper