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2 × 400 g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (480 g)
90 ml extra-virgin olive oil (82 g)
1 large brown onion, chopped (200 g)
150 g carrot, diced
2 celery sticks, diced (100 g)
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
400 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
25 g tomato paste
20 g fresh dill, chopped
10 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
60 g feta, crumbled
6 slices wholegrain bread (180 g), to serve
Iodised table salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Heat the oven to 180C/350F. Warm the oil in an ovenproof casserole over medium-low heat and cook the onion, carrot and celery with a good pinch of salt for 12 minutes, until thoroughly soft. The oil looks like a lot; it is what makes the sauce, so do not cut it back.
Add the garlic and tomato paste and stir for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes, crushing them, along with 250 ml water and half the dill. Bring to a simmer.
Stir in the beans, then transfer the uncovered casserole to the oven and bake 40-45 minutes. It is ready when the surface has darkened, the sauce clings to the beans and a thin slick of oil has risen at the edges.
Stir through the remaining dill and the parsley, grind over pepper and let it settle for 10 minutes: this dish is better warm than scalding.
Crumble the feta over the top and serve with the bread.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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Cannellini beans baked in a generous olive oil and tomato sauce with dill and crumbled feta, served with bread.
Ingredients
2 × 400 g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed (480 g)
90 ml extra-virgin olive oil (82 g)
1 large brown onion, chopped (200 g)
150 g carrot, diced
2 celery sticks, diced (100 g)
4 garlic cloves, chopped (20 g)
400 g canned no-added-salt tomatoes
25 g tomato paste
20 g fresh dill, chopped
10 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
60 g feta, crumbled
6 slices wholegrain bread (180 g), to serve
Iodised table salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2125 kJ / 508 kcal · protein 17.3 g · carbohydrate 42.5 g · fibre 15.9 g · fat 25.7 g · sodium 778.4 mg
Method
Heat the oven to 180C/350F. Warm the oil in an ovenproof casserole over medium-low heat and cook the onion, carrot and celery with a good pinch of salt for 12 minutes, until thoroughly soft. The oil looks like a lot; it is what makes the sauce, so do not cut it back.
Add the garlic and tomato paste and stir for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes, crushing them, along with 250 ml water and half the dill. Bring to a simmer.
Stir in the beans, then transfer the uncovered casserole to the oven and bake 40-45 minutes. It is ready when the surface has darkened, the sauce clings to the beans and a thin slick of oil has risen at the edges.
Stir through the remaining dill and the parsley, grind over pepper and let it settle for 10 minutes: this dish is better warm than scalding.
Crumble the feta over the top and serve with the bread.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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