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Cannellini Bean Stew with Charred Green Bean & Almond Salad
This spring stew is packed with vibrance and flavour. Starring sweet cannellini beans, simmering away with creamy feta, tangy capers and rich sundried tomato paste. On the side? A charred green bean salad, with almond flakes for the perfect crunch.
Ready in 20
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
7 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- 20g capers (Water, Salt, Vinegar)
- 1 pepper
- 690g cannellini beans (cannellini beans, water, salt)
- 200g feta (Milk)
- 4 tbsp sundried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 240g green beans
- 1 tbsp dried oregano (Dried Rubbed Oregano 100%.)
- 4 garlic clove
- 20g flaked almonds (Nuts)
- 80g rocket
- 200g baby tomatoes
Nutritional Information
Calories: 458
Protein: 24g
Carbs: 33g
Fat: 23g
Cannellini Bean Stew with Charred Green Bean & Almond Salad
This spring stew is packed with vibrance and flavour. Starring sweet cannellini beans, simmering away with creamy feta, tangy capers and rich sundried tomato paste. On the side? A charred green bean salad, with almond flakes for the perfect crunch.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan, a medium frying pan, a large bowl & a measuring jug
Prep the veg
- Thinly slice the garlic. Thinly slice the pepper. Cut the tomatoes in half. Roughly chop the capers
Build the stew
- Drain and rinse 1 pack of cannellini beans
- Heat the large frying pan on medium-high heat with 1 tsp oil. Once hot, add the garlic and pepper and cook for 4 mins, until softening
- Add the sundried tomato paste, oregano and half the capers. Cook for a further minute
- Stir in the tomatoes and cannellini beans (with the juice from 2 packs), then crumble in half the feta
- Simmer for 5 mins, until thickened. Add a splash of water if it gets too dry. Season with salt and pepper
Meanwhile, char the green beans
- Trim the green beans
- Heat the medium frying pan over medium high heat. Once hot, add the green bean and cook for 4-5 mins, until beginning to char
- Add the almonds and remaining capers, and cook for 1 min
Build the salad & plate up
- Mix the rocket with the charred green beans, remaining feta and 1 tsp oil in the large bowl
- Serve the bean stew into bowls, with the green bean salad on the side
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