Spiced beans with fetta and dukkah
Wondering what to cook for dinner tonight? Here is a delicious quick & easy vegetarian dinner that is loaded with flavour and you can have on the table in no time.
The green beans can be substituted for other veg of choice. Think cauliflower, broccoli, peas. Have a rummage through your crisper and use what you have.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 169kcal
Cost: 10
Equipment
- 1 Frying pan
Ingredients
- 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large brown onion diced
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed or grated
- 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
- 250 g green beans trimmed
- A small pinch of chilli flakes
- A good pinch of sea salt
- 1 x 400g can of diced tomatoes
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 x 400g can of cannellini beans rinsed and drained
- 1 lemon zest and juice
- Feta crumbled, to serve (use vegan-friendly feta if required)
- Dukkah to serve
- Warm pitta or flatbreads to serve (use gluten free to make this gluten free friendly)
Optional serving additions:
- Greek yoghurt with lemon juice & a little sea salt stirred through. (use vegan-friendly feta if required)
- A perfectly poached egg on top of each dish. omit to be vegan friendly
- Steamed rice or couscous if carbs you crave.
Instructions
- Heat a medium – large pan or pot on medium heat. Add the oil.
- Cook the onion for 5-8 minutes or until softened and aromatic.
- Add the garlic, stir. Add the spices & cook for approximately 30 seconds, constantly stirring.
- Add the beans and cook for a few minutes, tossing in the spiced onion mixture. Add the tomatoes to the pan as well as the chilli and some sea salt.
- Cook for five minutes. Add the cannellini beans and cook for a few minutes more. Stir through the zest and juice of a lemon and season to taste.
- Cook flatbreads or pitta in a pan. Sprinkle with a little salt and tear or slice into pieces.
- Spoon the spiced beans into a dish and serve with the feta & dukkah sprinkled on top. Scoop up with the warm breads.
Notes
This can be made vegan friendly by using a vegan friendly feta.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 697IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 2mg