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Butter beans with kale, lemon, chilli & garlic

Butter beans with kale, lemon, chilli & garlic in a small dish

Butter beans with kale, lemon, chilli & garlic

Name: Butter beans with kale, lemon, chilli & garlic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a side
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves finely sliced; ½-1 tsp chilli flakes or to taste; 1 lemon zested and juiced; 400g can butter beans drained and rinsed; 180g kale tough stalks removed, leaves finely sliced

Rukmini Iyer

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Serves 4 as a side

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Combine butter beans with kale and the punchy flavours of lemon, chilli and garlic to make this simple yet delicious vegan and gluten-free side dish

Dairy-free

Egg-free

Gluten-free

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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3 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves

finely sliced
½-1 tsp chilli flakes

or to taste
1 lemon

zested and juiced
400g can butter beans

drained and rinsed
180g kale

tough stalks removed, leaves finely sliced

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal150
fat9g
saturates1g
carbs9g
sugars1g
fibre6g

high
protein5g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a low heat, then cook the garlic, chilli flakes, lemon zest and 1 tsp sea salt for 3 mins. Stir in the butter beans and warm through for 5-8 mins, stirring frequently.
step 2

Tip the beans out into a bowl, leaving approximately 1 tbsp oil in the pan. Return the pan to a medium heat, then add the kale along with 50ml boiling water from the kettle. Cook for 8-10 mins until wilted, stirring frequently.
step 3

Remove the kale from the pan and gently mix through the beans. Squeeze over the lemon juice, season to taste, and serve warm.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2022

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