Cannellini beans crushed with olive oil, garlic and lemon into a savoury spread, on wholegrain toast with tomatoes. Beans for breakfast is the good idea nobody expects.
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400 g canned no-added-salt cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
4 slices wholegrain bread (160 g)
250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
30 ml extra-virgin olive oil (27 g)
1 garlic clove, crushed (5 g)
20 ml lemon juice (20 g)
12 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
0.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Warm a third of the oil in a small pan over medium heat and cook the tomatoes cut-side down for 5 minutes, until they collapse.
Crush the beans in a bowl with a fork, the rest of the oil, the garlic, lemon juice, salt and plenty of pepper. Leave it coarse: a purée goes gluey and a crushed mash keeps some texture.
Toast the bread.
Spread the beans thickly on the toast, spoon the tomatoes over and scatter the parsley.
Tomorrow
The bean mash keeps well and is arguably better on the second day; the toast does not. Keep the mash and the tomato, and toast fresh 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 crushed with olive oil, garlic and lemon into a savoury spread, on wholegrain toast with tomatoes. Beans for breakfast is the good idea nobody expects.
Ingredients
400 g canned no-added-salt cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
4 slices wholegrain bread (160 g)
250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
30 ml extra-virgin olive oil (27 g)
1 garlic clove, crushed (5 g)
20 ml lemon juice (20 g)
12 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
0.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2367 kJ / 565.7 kcal · protein 26.3 g · carbohydrate 61.4 g · fibre 26.2 g · fat 17 g · sodium 462.8 mg
Method
Warm a third of the oil in a small pan over medium heat and cook the tomatoes cut-side down for 5 minutes, until they collapse.
Crush the beans in a bowl with a fork, the rest of the oil, the garlic, lemon juice, salt and plenty of pepper. Leave it coarse: a purée goes gluey and a crushed mash keeps some texture.
Toast the bread.
Spread the beans thickly on the toast, spoon the tomatoes over and scatter the parsley.
Tomorrow
The bean mash keeps well and is arguably better on the second day; the toast does not. Keep the mash and the tomato, and toast fresh 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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