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RCI-VG.004.0001.001

English Field Bean Pate

Vegan cuisine

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultybeginner

Ingredients

  • / 250g English beans (or tic beans
    daffa beans, brown Dutch beans or foul medames)
    1/2 lb
  • approx. 1/4 pint / 150ml olive oil
    1 unit
  • salt and pepper
    1 unit
  • clove garlic
    1 large
  • strong-flavoured herb e.g. thyme
    sage or rosemary
    1 tsp

Method

1
Soak the beans in water overnight.
2
Boil them in plenty of unsalted water for 1 hour, until they are soft. Mash them with a fork, pound them in a pestle and mortar or press them through a sieve or mouli legumes.
3
Add the olive oil, the finely chopped herbs and garlic and the seasoning. If the puree is too stiff add some lemon juice, water or more oil.