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Creamy Courgette Beanotto
THE BEAN-OTTO: summer edition. Lighter, fresher + much much quicker than a traditional risotto. This is one of our absolute favourites to have during the summer months while courgettes are at their best. The creme fraiche, lemon and herbs all work together to give it a real freshness, while the parmesan + beans give it that satisfying, hearty boost. We definitely recommend something crunchy to top it with, whether that's pine nuts, toasted seeds or bread crumbs to give it that bit of texture.
Ingredients
1 jar of Organic White Beans / Queen Cannellini Beans with their bean stock
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve
2 courgettes, 1 coarsely grated, 1 sliced into 0.5cm rounds
2 garlic cloves, finely grated
Zest and juice of ½ lemon
1 heaped tbsp creme fraiche, or plant-based alternative
45g parmesan cheese (or vegan alternative), plus extra to serve
15g parsley, leaves finely chopped
A good handful of fresh basil leaves
A handful of pine nuts or sunflower seeds (optional)
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Directions
Squeeze out as much liquid as you can from the grated courgettes. Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan for 2-3 minutes until golden, set aside.
Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the sliced courgettes with a pinch of salt and cook for 7-8 minutes until starting to brown, stirring occasionally. Then, add the grated courgette and garlic and cook everything for a further 2-3 minutes until the courgettes soften. Grate in the zest of ½ the lemon.
Pour in the beans with their bean stock, swill the jar ¼ with water and pour that in too - this acts as a stock. Stir to combine. Season well with cracked black pepper. As the white beans are well seasoned, we recommend tasting before adding salt.
Reduce the heat to low and stir in the creme fraîche and parmesan. This all comes together fairly quickly as you don’t want the creme fraîche to split. Stir in the chopped parsley and tear in most of the basil leaves, saving some for garnish. Check for seasoning and add the juice of ½ a lemon.
Serve the beans into bowls, grate over some more lemon zest and some more parmesan. Scatter over the toasted pine nuts, the remaining basil and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.