Butter Bean Mash Recipes

BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Drain the beans and rinse under cold water.
• In a pan, add the olive oil and heat it up on a low to medium heat.
• Peel and chop the onion, and fry it until golden.
• Add the peeled and chopped garlic, and fry for a further 30 seconds, then add the beans, salt, pepper, paprika and water.
• Leave to simmer for 1 minute, then add everything to a blender.
• Blitz everything in a food processor until you get a smooth paste.
• Transfer to a bowl and decorate with rosemary.
• Serve warm or cold.

HERBY SAUSAGES WITH BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. Brush 1 tbsp oil over the sausages, and grill on a tray for 20 mins, turning regularly.
• Meanwhile, heat the rest of the oil in a saucepan over a low heat. Add most of the spring onion and cook for 5 mins until softened. Add the beans, garlic, and lemon zest and juice, cook for a few mins more, then gently mash with a potato masher to get a thick, creamy consistency. Season and cook for 5 mins more until warmed through. Scatter over the remaining spring onion and serve with the sausages and wilted greens.

OTTOLENGHI'S MUSHROOM STEAKS WITH BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 150°C fan.
• Put all the ingredients for the steaks and 1 teaspoon of flaked salt into a large ovenproof saucepan, for which you have a lid (I tossed everything together to get the mushrooms coated). Arrange the mushrooms so they are domed side up, then top with a piece of parchment paper, pushing it down to cover all the ingredients. Cover with the lid, then transfer to the oven for 1 hour. Turn the mushrooms over, replacing the paper and lid, and return to the oven for 20 minutes more (I only cooked them for about 10 minutes as they were very well-cooked at this time), or until the mushrooms are very tender but not falling apart. Use a pair of tongs to transfer the mushrooms to a chopping board, then cut them in half and set aside.
• Use a spoon to remove the onion, garlic and chilli (discarding the stem) - don't worry if you scoop up some of the spices and oil. Put them into the small bowl of a food processor and blitz until smooth. Return the blitzed onion mixture to the saucepan, along with the mushroom halves, and place on medium-high heat. Cook for about 5 minutes, for all the flavours, to come together.
• While the mushrooms are cooking, make the mash by putting the beans into a food processor along with the lemon juice, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon flaked salt and 2 tablespoons of water. Blitz until completely smooth. Transfer to a medium saucepan and cook on medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, stirring, until warmed through (I just popped it in the microwave for 2 minutes).
• To serve, divide the butter bean mash between four plates. Top with four mushroom halves per plate and spoon over a generous amount of the oil and its accompanying aromatics (you won't need all of it, though - see intro).

BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Gently fry the onion, garlic and rosemary in the oil until the onions are soft and cooked through.
• Add the butter beans to the pan, stir and heat through.
• Drizzle with lemon juice and stir in the zest.
• Mash the beans manually. Alternatively, pour half the mixture into a food processor and blend until smooth, stirring in the remaining butterbean mixture.
• Serve immediately.

BUTTER BEAN MASH WITH GOAT CHEESE & CHIVES

Steps:

• In a small to medium sized saucepan, heat your butter beans, butter and goat cheese over a low heat until the butter and cheese have melted into a creamy sauce.
• Mash the beans. I like to do this with an electric mixer but with enough time you can get results from a potato masher and fork. Get the beans fairly smooth, but with a little texture.
• Add the olive oil and mix through. Assess the texture. If you'd like more richness, add a little more oil or butter. More moisture? Add some milk.
• Add the chives, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve!

BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Drain the butter beans in a colander and rinse well.
• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add the onions and gently fry until softened - around 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for a further minute.
• Add the beans to the pan along with the water. Season well and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Use an immersion blender to blitz the beans into a smooth paste. You can alternatively transfer to a food processer (you may have to work in batches).
• Stir the chives into the mash and season to taste, if needed.

WHITE BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Put the 60ml / ¼ cup of olive oil in a saucepan, and mix in the garlic. Add the whole rosemary sprig, if using, and the lemon zest and warm through. Remove the rosemary, but do not throw away. Drain the beans and rinse under a tap to get rid of the gloop and then add to the pan and warm through, stirring and squishing with a wide, flat spoon so that the beans go into a nobbly mush. Season to taste; some beans come saltier than others. Serve the bean mash adorned with the reserved rosemary sprig.

CREAMY LEMON & GARLIC BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Add 1 tbsp of dairy-free butter and the garlic to a pan, and gently fry.
• Add in butter beans and cook for 10 mins till softened. Now add in the almond milk, the remaining 1 tbsp of dairy-free butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper, then mash.

PORTOBELLO 'STEAKS' AND BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170c/150c fan/325f/gas mark 3.
• Put all the ingredients for the 'steaks' and 1 tbsp sea salt into a large ovenproof pan, which has a lid.
• Arrange the mushrooms so they are domed side up, then top with a piece of parchment paper, pushing it down to cover all the ingredients. Cover with the lid, then transfer to the oven for 1 hour.
• Turn the mushrooms over, replacing the paper and lid and return to the oven for 20 minutes more or until the mushrooms are very tender but not falling apart.
• Use a pair of tongs to remove the mushrooms, to a chopping board, then cut them in half and set aside.
• Use a spoon to remove the onion, garlic and chilli, don't worry if you scoop up some of the spices and oil. Put them into a food processor or blender and blitz until smooth.
• Return the blitzed onion mixture, to the pan, along with the mushroom halves and place on a medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes for the flavours to come together.
• While the mushrooms are cooking, make the mash by putting the beans into a food processor (or blender) along with the lemon juice, olive oil and 1/2 tsp salt and 2 tbsp water. Blitz until completely smooth. Transfer to a medium saucepan and cook on a medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring until warmed through.
• To serve, divide the butter bean mash between 4 plates. Top with 4 mushroom halves per plate and spoon over a generous of the oil and it's accompanying aromatics (you won't nee all of it though).
• Enjoy!

YOTAM OTTOLENGHI'S BUTTERBEAN MASH WITH MUHAMMARA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 220°C fan. 2. Mix the peppers and oil and spread out on a large parchmentlined baking tray. Roast for 15 minutes, and then add the garlic. Continue to roast for 15 minutes, until the skin of the peppers is soft and starting to blacken and the garlic is golden-brown. 3. Place the peppers in a food processor, along with the garlic, thyme leaves, paprika, chilli flakes, vinegar, walnuts and ½ teaspoon of salt. Blitz to form a rough paste and set aside. 4. To make the mash, put the oil into a small saucepan and place on a medium heat. Once hot, add the garlic clove and thyme sprigs and fry very gently for 2-3 minutes, until the garlic starts to caramelise. Discard the garlic, and set the sprigs of thyme aside, along with 2 teaspoons of the oil. Pour the remaining oil into a food processor with the butterbeans, 1 tablespoon of water and ½ teaspoon of salt. Blitz until completely smooth, adding a little more water if you need to. Spread out on a large platter or a few plates, creating a natural rim around the edge, and spoon the red pepper sauce into the centre. Top with the crispy thyme springs and their oil.