Sunday, April 24, 2011

white beans with rosemary and garlic



Anyone ever tried henry's white beans from a cafe in brunswick called A minor place? mmmmm... so good, so comforting..!! Here's a perfect description of it. It's so smooth and silky that I would happily lick my plate off.
We're quite lucky that it's only 5 minutes walk, but who could afford brunching there everyday? (well, not us anyway)
here's something I've created to soothe my white beans craving. It's obviously not as good as the real thing, but worth a try :)

ingredients :
1 can of canelini beans, drain and rinsed
1-2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tsp chopped rosemary
olive oil
1/2 cup of water / light cream
dukkah (optional)
rocket leaves
2 slices of sourdough toasts

first, heat olive oil in a frying pan, add garlic, and fry until fragrant. add the beans and rosemary, stir it around and mash it up a bit with the back of a wooden spoon, add some water or cream and mash it again until it turns into a thick mashed of beans, but leave some beans whole (or not, it's up to you ).
Taste, season with salt and pepper, meanwhile, pop your bread in a toaster and toast for 2 minutes, and spread some butter / drizzle with olive oil.
Serve in a big plate, sprinkle some dukkah on top,serve with some rocket leaves and toasts.

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