String beans with garden vegetables

Serves 4 

Ingredients

• 2 lbs string beans
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 celery stalk
• 4 ripe tomatoes 
• 1 tsp finely diced parsley 
• 1 cup of vegetable broth
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper

Dice all vegetables except for the string beans into 1/3 inch pieces. Clean the string beans by removing the ends. Put vegetables and string beans in the casserole. Cover the vegetables with 2 parts olive oil and 1 part vegetable broth. Cook slowly on a low flame for about 30-40 minutes with the lid on. Stir every once in a while, with a wooden spoon.