White bean, parsley & garlic mash

White bean, parsley & garlic mash

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Cooking time

Prep: 5 mins Cook: 10 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

Canned beans and chickpeas are perfect for mashing when you need a speedy side dish

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Freezable
  • Easily doubled / halved
  • Vegetarian
Nutrition info

Nutrition

kcalories
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protein
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carbs
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fat
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saturates
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fibre
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sugar
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salt
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Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 shallot or 1⁄2 a small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 x 400g cans cannellini beans, drained
  • 50ml stock or water
  • large handful flat-leaf parsley

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  • Tip

    Beans with olives & feta

    A twist on Greek salad, this can be served hot or at room temperature. Soften grated zest 1 lemon in 2 tbsp olive oil, then tip in 2 x 400g cans drained butter beans, 100g crumbled feta, a handful chopped olives and a pinch dried oregano. Crush roughly and season to taste. Perfect with griddled lamb, crusty bread and houmous.

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and tip in the shallots (or onion). Cook gently for 5 mins, then add the garlic cloves and cook for another 2 mins until soft.
  2. Tip the cannellini beans into the pan and mash roughly, adding a little stock or water to loosen. Stir in the parsley with plenty of seasoning. Great with roast white fish, spicy chorizo and griddled scallops

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008

BBC GoodFood Magazine

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granite12:59, 23rd Jul, 2008
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This went really well with everyone that tasted it. I also used it as a dip!! easy to make.

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