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Posh beans on toast

Name: Posh beans on toast
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: onion 1 large, finely chopped; garlic 1 clove, crushed; butter; red wine vinegar 1 tbsp; chopped tomatoes 200g tin; butter beans 400g tin, rinsed and drained; flat-leaf parsley or basil a handful, leaves roughly chopped; sourdough 4 slices, toasted; parmesan or vegetarian alternative to serve, (optional)

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Make comforting beans on toast a bit posher with this vegetarian, low-calorie recipe for two. The best bit is it only takes 20 minutes to make.

Published: January 13, 2017 at 3:33 pm

Ingredients

onion 1 large, finely chopped
garlic 1 clove, crushed
butter
red wine vinegar 1 tbsp
chopped tomatoes 200g tin
butter beans 400g tin, rinsed and drained
flat-leaf parsley or basil a handful, leaves roughly chopped
sourdough 4 slices, toasted
parmesan or vegetarian alternative to serve, (optional)

Method

Step 1

Cook the onion and garlic, in a large knob of butter, until soft. Stir in the vinegar and cook until it evaporates. Add the tomatoes and a splash of water and simmer for 10 minutes until thickened. Add the beans and cook until piping hot. Stir in most of the parsley.
Step 2

Butter the toast and pile on the beans. Finish with some grated parmesan if you like.