Harissa Butter Beans

• servings: 3 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 tin (400g) butter beans, drained

1 white onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 tbsp olive oil

1 ½ tbsp harissa paste

200ml tomato passata

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp flaky salt

1 tsp black pepper

120ml heavy cream

2 tbsp jarred sweet picante peppers OR 1 roasted red pepper, diced

1 lemon, juice and zest

2 tbsp soft cheese

1 handful of fresh parsley, chopped

Directions

Start by heating the olive oil in a pan, the add your diced onion. Saute for 5-6 minutes.

Add the minced garlic and diced peppers, then add the seasonings and cook for another minute before adding the passata and the harissa paste.

Add the butter beans.

Pour in the cream, and stir togerther on a low simmer for 5 minutes for a smooth and silky sauce.

Squeeze over the lemon juice.

Allow everything to simmer for 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.

Serve the beans with a spoonful of soft cheese, fresh chopped parsley, black pepper, and lemon zest.

Notes

add chopped frozen spinach

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1
• Calories: 373
• Total Fat: 25 g
• Saturated Fat: 11 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 51 mg
• Sodium: 1328 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 35 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8 g
• Total Sugars: 14 g
• Protein: 9 g