Stewed green beans with tomato, chilli and cinnamon

When we go for a picnic we like to keep it pretty simple. We go ‘alla furlan’ with a block of cheese, a cacciatore salami, fresh tomato, a loaf of crusty bread and some pickled or cooked vegetables. And of course, a bottle of vino. It’s the Friulano version of a ploughman’s lunch. It’s made for eating in the field. One thing I really love to take is my Nonna’s recipe for fagiolini in umido. Green beans and onions stewed in tomato with chilli and a hint of cinnamon and it’s just as good served cold as it is served warm. I’d be happy with a bowl of this and a chunk of bread.