The Beanotto - Creamy Courgette

by Bold Bean Co

Instead of rice, we use BEANS. Starchier, white beans to be specific, as they absorb all the delicious flavours and melt in the mouth.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the olive oil (with a knob of butter if you have it) in a large pan over a high heat.

Step 2

Add the diced onion and the chopped garlic and cook for 10-15 minutes until soft but not coloured.

Step 3

Increse the heat and add the white wine. Let it bubble away until little wine is left in the pan. This is your beanotto base.

Step 4

Add both the sliced and grated courgettes to the beanotto base, along with a pinch of salt and the fennel seeds. Cook for 7-8 minutes until coloured.

Step 5

Add the white beans and their stock and allow it to come to the boil. Cook for 2 minutes.

Step 6

Reduce the heat to low and stir in the creme friache, hard Italian style cheese, the basil and the parsley. Season and add the lemon juice to taste.

Step 7

Serve in bowls before topping with more Italian style hard cheese, toasted pine nuts and a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 10g Basil, torn 1x Sainsbury's Basil 100g
  • 3 Cloves Of Garlic, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 1 Onion, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Onions Loose
  • 10g Parsley, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • 1 heaped tbsp Creme Fraiche 1x Sainsbury's British Crème Fraîche 300ml
  • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds 1x Sainsbury's Fennel Seed 34g
  • 180ml Dry White Wine, or a large glass 1x Sainsbury's House Sauvignon Blanc White Wine (Small bottle) 18.7cl
  • 2 Courgettes, half sliced into 5mm rounds and half grated 1x Sainsbury's Courgettes 500g
  • 1 x 570g Jar White Beans, plus their stock 1x Bold Bean Co Queen Cannellini Beans 570g
  • 25g Italian Style Hard Cheese, Or veggie hard cheese, grated 1x Sainsbury's Grana Padano Cheese 200g
  • 1tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 1tbsp Toasted Pine Nuts 1x Sainsbury's Pine Nuts 100g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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