Butter beans with rocket - Greek style
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
6
Skill
Vegetarian
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
6
Skill
This hearty rustic dish makes an easy, satisfying meal. High in fibre, protein and iron it’s full of bold Mediterranean flavours the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 large red onion, halved and cut into thin wedges
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 690g jar tomato passata sauce
- 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, chopped and seeds removed
- 2 x 400g cans butter beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tbs oregano leaves, chopped
- 50g wild rocket leaves
- 1/3 cup finely grated pecorino, parmesan or feta cheese
Grilled garlic bread
- 6 slices crusty wholegrain bread
- olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
Nutrition per serving
1140 kJ
energy kj
11 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
36 g
carbohydrate
14 g
sugars
840 mg
sodium
Method
- Heat oil in a large deep saucepan over medium heat. Add red onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes until tender. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, beans and herbs. Cover and gently bring to the boil. Season to taste.
- Just before serving toss through rocket. Sprinkle with cheese.
- To make garlic bread, combine the oil with crushed garlic, then spread evenly over the wholmeal bread. Cook under a medium grill until golden.
- Serve beans with grilled garlic bread, or rice.
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 large red onion, halved and cut into thin wedges
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 690g jar tomato passata sauce
- 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, peeled, chopped and seeds removed
- 2 x 400g cans butter beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tbs oregano leaves, chopped
- 50g wild rocket leaves
- 1/3 cup finely grated pecorino, parmesan or feta cheese
Grilled garlic bread
- 6 slices crusty wholegrain bread
- olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
Nutrition per serving
1140 kJ
energy kj
11 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
36 g
carbohydrate
14 g
sugars
840 mg
sodium
- Heat oil in a large deep saucepan over medium heat. Add red onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes until tender. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, beans and herbs. Cover and gently bring to the boil. Season to taste.
- Just before serving toss through rocket. Sprinkle with cheese.
- To make garlic bread, combine the oil with crushed garlic, then spread evenly over the wholmeal bread. Cook under a medium grill until golden.
- Serve beans with grilled garlic bread, or rice.