Greek-Style Butter Beans with Rocket

Greek-style Butter Beans with Rocket
  • 20 minutes preparation
  • 20 minutes cooking
  • easy difficulty
  • 6 serves

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 cheese, parmesan or feta
 
Grilled garlic bread


6 slices crusty wholegrain bread
Olive oil
2 garlic cloves, halved lengthways


Method

  1. 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.
  2. Just before serving toss through rocket. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve with grilled garlic bread, or with rice or risoni.

Tips

Use Turkish Bread as an alternative to the garlic bread, warming in the oven until just crisp on the outside.

Nutritional Information

Per Serve

Calories 290 Cal

Kilojoules 1144 kJ

Protein 11 g

Total fat 8 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrate 36 g

Carb. sugars 14 g

Sodium 840 mg

Potassium 190 mg

Calcium 165 mg

Iron 3.7 mg

Fibre 9 g

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