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15 minutes

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1 hour 15 minutes

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20 minutes

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Warm beans with celery pesto

30 minutes

Warm beans with celery pesto

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes, plus overnight soaking time

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 sticks celery, chopped
200 g dried butter beans, soaked overnight
a handful celery leaves, chopped

For the celery pesto:

salt, to taste
2 cloves garlic, chopped
100 g Parmesan, grated
8 anchovies
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup Woolworths freshly squeezed lemon juice
30 g parsley, chopped
1 green chilli, chopped
4 sticks celery, chopped
a handful celery leaves, chopped
salt, to taste

Method

1. Cook the butter beans until soft. Blend the pesto ingredients together until chunky.

2. Toss with the warm beans, celery and celery leaves. Season to taste.

Cook's note: You can cheat by using the canned beans of your choice.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Bianca Strydom

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Warm beans with celery pesto

Warm beans with celery pesto

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