Name: Bean and pesto mash recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: Mash potatoes; 2tbps olive oil; 1 onion (chopped); 1-2 crushed garlic cloves; 2 x 400g cans Cannellini beans; 300ml vegetable stock; 4 slices of Parma ham; 2tbps red pesto; Sage leaves

By GoodtoKnow

published 20 September 2019

Make a serving of healthy mash by replacing the potato with cannellini beans. Stir in some red pesto for a flavoursome mash that is lower in fat

Ingredients

Mash potatoes
2tbps olive oil
1 onion (chopped)
1-2 crushed garlic cloves
2 x 400g cans Cannellini beans
300ml vegetable stock
4 slices of Parma ham
2tbps red pesto
Sage leaves

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Method

Heat 2 tbps olive oil, add 1 chopped onion and cook for 5 mins. Add 1-2 crushed garlic cloves and cook for another 2 mins.
Drain and rinse 2 x 400g cans cannellini beans. Add to the pan with 300ml hot vegetable stock and simmer, uncovered, for 20 mins until the beans are tender.
Meanwhile, heat a frying pan, add 4 slices of Parma ham, torn into shreds and fry until crispy. Set aside.
Add a little oil to the pan and, when hot, fry some sage leaves for a few seconds until just crisp.
Mash the beans, put in a bowl and swirl in 2 tbps red pesto. Top with the crispy ham and sage leaves.

Top Tip for making Bean and pesto mash

This recipe is also good with butterbeans instead of cannellini beans.

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