Tuscan White Beans
- 1 pound Dry Large White Lima Beans
- 6 cups Hot Water
- 6 cloves Minced Garlic
- 1/4 cups Chopped Kale
- 1/2 cups Sliced Baby Portobello Mushrooms
- 1/4 cups Chooped Spinach
- Black Pepper (to Your Taste)
- Olive Oil (generous Amount)
- Truffle Oil (drizzled To Your Taste)
- Sort the beans the night before you plan to cook the meal.
- Get rid of any debris and cracked beans.
- Place the good ones in a large bowl and cover them with water.
- Leave them to soak overnight.
- The next morning, drain and rinse the beans.
- Place them in a large pot with 6 cups of hot water.
- Cover the pot and let them simmer on low for 2 hours.
- During the last 1/2 hour of cooking time, pour a generous drizzle of olive oil into a large skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add the minced garlic.
- Warm until garlic is fragrant.
- Add the kale, mushrooms and spinach.
- Warm on low just until greens are wilted.
- Add black pepper to taste.
- Once the beans are done, toss the greens and beans together and serve!
- Drizzle with truffle oil if desired.
- Enjoy!
- Notes; I use A LOT of garlic ...
- I LOVE garlic!
- If you are not a fan of it, I definitely recommend cutting the clove count down.
- I also browned up an Italian sauage and tossed that into my husbands serving since he wont eat vegetarian meals.
- For the greens, with my measurements youll have just enough for 2 servings.
- If you need more, simply double the measurements until you hit the number you need.
- Beans are by nature rather dry, which is why the truffle oil is rather necessary.
- It imparts a nice moisture to the dish and has a great Earthy flavor.
- But it can easily be substituted with regular olive oil if you are not a fan of truffle oil.
beans, water, garlic, chopped kale, mushrooms, chooped spinach, black pepper, olive oil, truffle oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/vegetarian/tuscan-white-beans/ (may not work)