VF - White Beans in Cream

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White Beans in Cream

 

Recipe By :Rose Elliot

Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion -- chopped

1 garlic clove -- crushed (minced)

1 cup soy cream

1 15 oz can white beans (haricot/navy, cannellini, or

butter/iima beans -- or 1/2 cup dried, cooked and soaked

squeeze of lemon juice

salt and freshly ground black pepper

freshly grated nutmeg

chopped fresh parsley -- to garnish, optional

 

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan then add the onion; cover and cook gently for

5 minutes, until tender but not browned.

 

Stir the garlic into the onion and cook for a minute or two longer.

 

Stir in the cream and leave the mixture to simmer gently for about 5 minutes,

until the cream has reduced a bit and thickened.

 

Drain the beans, discarding the liquid, and add them to the pan. Heat gently,

stirring often.

 

Add a squeeze of lemon juice and seaon with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Make sure

it's really hot, then serve it onto warmed plates and sprinkle a little parsley

over each serving, if using.

 

Variation: White Beans and Mushrooms in Cream

Add 8 oz sliced white mushrooms to the onion when it has cooked for 5 minutes.

Cook for a further few minutes. until any liquid which the mushrooms produced

has disappeared, then add the cream and continue as described above.

 

 

Source:

" Vegan Feasts "

Copyright:

" Rose Elliot 1997 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 83 Calories; 7g Fat (72.1% calories from

fat); 1g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 2mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : This is rich and delicious - lovely for a treat, with fingers of toast

and a helping of a crisp green salad.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0