Stewed White Beans with Lemon & Parmesan
Stewed White Beans with Lemon & Parmesan
Recipe by Fran Allen
Ingredients
12
Time
1h 30m
Serves
6
I adore this dish during the transition from winter to spring. It's hearty and filling but tastes bright and fresh with lots of lemon, greens and parmesan. You could absolutely remove the cheese from this dish to make it completely plant-based or substitute with your favourite non-dairy alternative. I love to make these beans for the week and have them as a cozy lunch or tuck half a batch in the freezer for a real fast and comforting dinner.
Dinner
Ingredients
3 cups
Dried Cannellini Beans
soaked overnight
2 Tbsp
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1
White Onion
quartered
4 heads
Garlic
halved
1/2 tsp
Chili Flakes
1 Tbsp
Miso Paste
6 cups
Water
1
lemon
halved
1 bunch
Kale
washed, stalks removed and chopped
1 tsp
Sea Salt
1/2 tsp
Black Pepper
1/2 cup
Parmesan Cheese
plus more for serving
Instructions
1
In a heavy bottom pot add 1 Tbsp of olive oil and turn the heat to medium. Add your halved garlic head, onion and half of your lemon all facing cut side down. Sear the side until they are golden brown. Then add your rinsed, soaked beans water and chili flakes and miso.
2
Once the pot is boiling, turn your heat to low and allow the beans to simmer for about 1 hour. Stir them and check on the beans every 10-15 minutes and add more water if needed.
3
Once the beans are cooked and tender, remove the lemon halve and garlic skins. Then add your chopped kale, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese. Stir and allow the greens to cook down slightly. Once cooked squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon half and serve the beans with olive oil and extra parmesan cheese on top.
4
Any leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 5 days or in the freezer for 3 months.
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Fran Allen, CNP is a non-diet certified Holistic Nutritionist based in Toronto. Her work focuses on intuitive eating, achieving health at every size and dismantling diet culture. She uses her years of professional culinary experience to make meals fun, easy and satisfying.
