Garlicky Creamed Butter Beans

30 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Roast the garlic: Trim the top, drizzle with oil, wrap in foil, and roast at 200°C for 25-30 mins.
  2. 2Make the salsa verde: Finely chop the herbs, grate the garlic, then mix with mustard, capers, vinegar, lemon juice, and olive oil.
  3. 3Blend the beans: Squeeze the roasted garlic into a food processor with half the beans and blitz until smooth.
  4. 4Cook: Heat the creamed beans in a pan, adding stock gradually, then stir in whole beans and simmer for 3-5 mins.
  5. 5Serve: Squeeze in lemon juice, season, then spoon onto toasted sourdough with a drizzle of salsa verde.

Ingredients

  • 1 large bulb garlic
  • 800 g butter beans
  • 0.5 veg stock cube
  • 100 ml water
  • 1 lemon
  • 0 salt
  • 0 pepper
  • 1 handful tarragon
  • 1 handful parsley
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 1 lemon
  • 1.5 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 100 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 0 sourdough toast

Equipment

knifealuminum foilfood processorpangrater