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Middle Eastern Vibe Butterbeans

Quick & easy Butterbean Dish with fragrant herbs, gently spiced tomato sauce and creamy butterbeans
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Diet Gluten-free, High Plant-protein, High-fibre
Servings 4 people as part of a mezze spread

Ingredients
  

  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 large red pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 garlic cloves thinly sliced
  • 2 tbs sun-dried tomato pesto (example here)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 3 sprigs fresh oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 400g tins butterbeans
  • 1 400g tin whole peeled tomatoes
  • 150 ml veggie stock, heated
  • 10 g (handful) dill and parsley, leaves only, finely chopped
  • sea salt & black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add 3 tbs olive oil in a med saucepan on a med heat, when the oil starts to shimmer add the cumin seeds and gently fry to release the seeds aroma, 2 minutes then add the onions, pepper and garlic and a generous chef's pinch (using all 5 fingers) of salt. Stir the veggies in the lovely cumin oil and cook, covered, stirring occasionally until the veggies are super soft.
  • TIP: when you lift the lid to stir the veggies, hold the lid over the veggies ensuring any water gathered on the lid falls back onto the veggies. Moist veggies are happy veggies.
  • Toast the spices: While the veggies are cooking, add the cinnamon and paprika to a small frying pan, dry with no oil, gently toast the spices on a medium heat until the spices are fragrant. Toasting spices this way releases and unlocks their aroma - wonderful!
  • When the veggies are soft, add the toasted spices, mix well for a few minutes, if the mixture seems dry, add a drizzle of olive oil.
  • Now add the tomato paste and dried oregano and mix well.
  • Add the tin tomatoes, breaking the tomatoes up with your wooden spoon.
  • Add another chefs pinch salt followed by the butterbeans, stock, fresh oregano and bay leaf.
  • Simmer gently with the lid ajar for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Have a taste and season to perfection with more salt (needed?) and fresh black pepper.
  • Remove the oregano stalks & bay leaf. Season with fresh herbs. Enjoy!
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