A traditional Ligurian dish based on vegetables and legumes , simple to make and balanced in flavors and textures. This meatloaf of potatoes and green beans is in fact a tasty preparation that is ready in a few steps and with a guaranteed result! Fragrant, with an intense but delicate taste … Try it!
A traditional preparation of Ligurian cuisine based on a few simple ingredients: vegetables and legumes are accompanied by eggs , parmesan , marjoram and nutmeg.
A dish that can be prepared in 25 minutes and cooks in the oven for an hour and a quarter. A simple recipe to make, ready in a few steps and which can be served either lukewarm or at room temperature .
The result is a meatloaf of patete and green beanswith a delicate but intense taste, which shows a fragrant and “sandy” crust that well balances the soft and compact consistency of the dough.
INGREDIANTS- 700 g of green beans
- 3-4 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 3 eggs
- 80 g of grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon of chopped marjoram
- extra virgin olive oil
- of olive
- 1 knob of butter
- bread crumbs
- nutmeg
- salt
HOW TO PREPARE: LIGURIAN MEATLOAF WITH POTATOES AND GREEN BEANS

1 – Wash the potatoes and boil them in their skins for 35 minutes. Drain them and pass them still hot in the potato masher by letting the pulp fall back into a bowl. Clean the green beans and boil them in salted water for 10-15 minutes, drain, chop and mix with the mashed potatoes.

Peel and chop the onion, brown it gently in 3 tablespoons of water and 3 of oil in a pan for 3-4 minutes, then add it to the mixture of potatoes and green beans together with the marjoram and mix.

2 – Shell the eggs in a bowl, mix them with the Parmesan cheese, season with salt and a sprinkling of nutmeg,

then add them to the vegetables, mixing well until the mixture is smooth.

3 – Turn on the oven at 180 degrees. Grease a baking dish and sprinkle it with breadcrumbs, gently spread the mixture making an even layer of about 2 centimeters. Strip the surface with the tines of a fork, sprinkle with a little breadcrumbs, garnish with a few flakes of butter and bake for 25-30 minutes until the surface is slightly golden.

Let it cool and serve. even at room temperature.
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Ligurian meatloaf with potatoes and green beans
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 1H 05 min
- Total Time: 1H 30 min
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
A traditional preparation of Ligurian cuisine based on a few simple ingredients: vegetables and legumes are accompanied by eggs , parmesan , marjoram and nutmeg.
Ingredients
- 700 g of green beans
- 3–4 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 3 eggs
- 80 g of grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon of chopped marjoram
- extra virgin olive oil
- of olive
- 1 knob of butter
- bread crumbs
- nutmeg
- salt
Instructions
1 – Wash the potatoes and boil them in their skins for 35 minutes. Drain them and pass them still hot in the potato masher by letting the pulp fall back into a bowl. Clean the green beans and boil them in salted water for 10-15 minutes, drain, chop and mix with the mashed potatoes.
Peel and chop the onion, brown it gently in 3 tablespoons of water and 3 of oil in a pan for 3-4 minutes, then add it to the mixture of potatoes and green beans together with the marjoram and mix.
2 – Shell the eggs in a bowl, mix them with the Parmesan cheese, season with salt and a sprinkling of nutmeg,
then add them to the vegetables, mixing well until the mixture is smooth.
3 – Turn on the oven at 180 degrees. Grease a baking dish and sprinkle it with breadcrumbs, gently spread the mixture making an even layer of about 2 centimeters. Strip the surface with the tines of a fork, sprinkle with a little breadcrumbs, garnish with a few flakes of butter and bake for 25-30 minutes until the surface is slightly golden.
Let it cool and serve. even at room temperature.