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Flageolet bean casserole
Vegetarian mains
Flageolet bean casserole
In France, flageolet beans are a traditional accompaniment for lamb. They are available semi-dried in the pod late summer/early autumn, but the rest of the time it’s dried or tinned. This dish makes a great side but also works well on it's own - just add greens and maybe some toasted sourdough.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onion, finely chopped
- 2 leeks, halved lengthways and finely sliced
- 3 carrots, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 good sprig fresh rosemary, leaves only
- 2x400g tins flageolet beans, drained and rinsed (or 350g dried flageolet beans, soaked for 1 hour and boiled until al dente)
- 2 fresh tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1x400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 30g butter
- 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
- splash balsamic, muscatel or sherry vinegar
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
10 min
PT10M
Cooking time:
40 min
PT40M
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Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion, leeks and carrots for 5 minutes, or until softened but not coloured. Add the garlic and rosemary leaves and cook for 2 minutes.
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Step 2
Stir in the flageolet beans, fresh tomatoes and tinned tomatoes and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Just before serving, add the butter, parsley and vinegar and season. The vinegar sharpens it up a little and makes it a better partner for the lamb.
