Butter Bean Recipes, White Bean Recipes -
Queen Butter Beans + Pesto
"Another dish on repeat for me throughout winter - quick, comforting, storecupboardish and busting with flavour." @boroughchef
Ingredients
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100g kale, washed
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80g toasted nuts or seeds (I used almonds)
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100g Parmesan
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120g extra virgin olive oil
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2 cloves garlic
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1 lemon
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1/2 Jar of 660g Queen Butter Beans or 1 tin of ordinary tinned butter beans
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Knob butter
Directions
Blitz the kale, toasted nuts, Parmesan, olive oil, juice + zest of half a lemon in a food processor until you reach the desired consistency, season to taste
Put the butter beans in a saucepan with their bean stock, add a few tablespoons of water + bring to a bubble.
Simmer until the beans become creamy + break down (about 8 mins). Add a little more water if necessary
Turn off the heat, stir in a big knob of cold butter, a squeeze of lemon juice, season to taste + serve with the pesto
Recipe Note
Original recipe here by the FAB #beanchamp Beth.
