Gigantes plaki

[12] The dish is made with dried giant runner beans (called fasolia gigantes), tomatoes, onions, olive oil, parsley, and carrots.

The dish is vegan and thus suitable for Orthodox Christian fast days, though sometimes sausages or cubed smoked pork are added.

The aromatics are sautéed to make a sofrito and mixed with the beans.

Then the beans are baked until the top layer of the dish is browned.

Gigantes plaki are often served at room temperature as part of a meze.