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Beans with spinach

This beans with spinach is a super easy and quick dish that can be served as a side dish with meat & fish or used as filling in flat-breads and wraps.  Alternatively, serve it on a piece of toasted sour bread for a vegan/healthy lunch. You can add as much chilli as you like or omit it completely, depending on your preference.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g baby spinach
  • 1 tin cannellini beans
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 3 spring onions
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

Method
 

  1. Blanch the spinach in boiling water for a minute, then drain. Squeeze the water out.
  2. Thinly slice the garlic and spring onion.
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic & spring onion pieces and gently fry them until light brown. Add a pinch of chilli (or more to your liking) and the spinach.
  4. Drain the beans and add to the spinach together with the lemon juice.
  5. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Warm through, then turn off the heat and serve.