Butter bean, lemon & herb pâté with melba toast

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• KATE'S KAFE

  20 February 2008

  KATE'S KAFE commented on this recipe

  Very easy to make and although looks very "pale and uninteresting" it does taste very good, maybe chopped coriander on the top to garnish would help.

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• Nicola

  02 April 2008

  Nicola rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I prefer humous, this was a bit bland even though I added extra garlic.

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• freya's mum

  15 March 2009

  freya's mum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This made a nice lunch and tastes nicer than it looks - even if like me you don't like cold beans. I halved the quantities in the receipe and it still made far to much for me, my husband and 18 month daughter, to eat in one go. Planning to make it again to go with some raw vegetables which will add some colour to the meal.

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• Janet

  16 May 2009

  Janet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I had a past-its-useby date small can of butter beans in the cupboard. I used juice of nearly half a lemon + 1 clove garlic and half teaspoon cumin, despite using far fewer beans than in the recipe + some fresh coriander. I was pleasantly surprised with the result. It was tasty on toast for lunch- in fact the small tin made enough for 3 lunches !

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• TotalFoodie

  07 April 2010

  TotalFoodie commented on this recipe

  Add some fresh chilli to spice it up. Yum!

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• matthew77

  21 October 2010

  matthew77 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this last night and added extra garlic (Forgot the cumin) and it tasted delicous. Served it as a Bruchetta topping slightly warmed under the grill and then sprinkled with chopped chives and parslyey. Very nice indeed.

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• Sarah

  26 December 2010

  Sarah commented on this recipe

  Really lovely starter for our Christmas meal - bit like butter bean humous but i preferred the texture and a lovely change. The intermingling flavours were great - we did use half the amount of cumin.

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  26 December 2010

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• Silverfoxjake

  28 December 2010

  Silverfoxjake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This recipe was quite nice but a bit too lemony for me. I took the advice of other people and added more garlic and added chilli flakes, which gave it a nice edge. Would make it again, but would tamper with the amounts to get the balance of flavours right.

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• mumlig

  17 January 2011

  mumlig rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Good easy way to use butter beans and very tasty too!

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• mrshwc

  29 September 2011

  mrshwc rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Added chives, extra garlic (maybe a touch too much) and a little chili powder - delish! Fine with other types of white bean too.

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• joanna

  18 October 2012

  joanna commented on this recipe

  lovely recipe!! used last christmas and my friends keep getting me to make it for them even now!! although a few times i have had to improvise and used mixed herbs or what ever i had haha. xx

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• ruddles

  15 November 2012

  ruddles rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Beautiful light and fresh flavour. Served with vegetable sticks as a snack for drinks. Definitely make again.

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• lulujersey

  17 November 2012

  lulujersey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Extra garlic and garam masala. Lovely with lentil crackers

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• patrice

  11 January 2013

  patrice commented on this recipe

  I tried it with small quantities the first time - one 210g tin of beans, just under 1 tbsp lemon juice, a splash of olive oil, c 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/2 garlic clove, 1/4 tsp salt and some coarse ground black pepper plus c 1/4 tsp of chilli powder. It was delicious and I will try it again. The fact that it can be made with store cupboard ingredients makes it particularly useful. It could be good with drinks or as a light first course.

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• kasia

  26 February 2013

  kasia rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made it with basil - lovely! And only 1/2 the ingredient - plenty!

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Ingredients

• 2 x 400g tins of butter beans , drained and rinsed
• 1 lemon , juiced and zested
• olive oil
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• a small handful of coriander , roughly chopped
• melba toast triangles, to serve

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Serves 4

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Ready in 10 mins

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Ingredients

• 2 x 400g tins of butter beans , drained and rinsed
• 1 lemon , juiced and zested
• olive oil
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• a small handful of coriander , roughly chopped
• melba toast triangles, to serve

Per serving

191 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 15.4g, fat 11.7 g, saturated fat 1.5g, fibre 5.3g, salt 1.05 g

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