Starters & Light meals

A plate of red beans and sticky papino

4
Easy
15 minutes

Featuring red beans, baby papayas, blueberries and vino cotto, this unusual side requires no cooking at all. Perfect for nights when it's too hot to switch on the oven – or a bout of loadshedding.

Wine/Spirit Pairing
Bouchard Finlayson Blanc de Mer 2006

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Ingredients

Method
  • 1 x 140 g can red beans, drained
  • 1 papino, cut into wedges
  • 100 g blueberries
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 red chilli, chopped
  • 10 g Italian parsley, chopped
  • ½ cup Vino Cotto

Gently mix together all the ingredients. Chill until ready to eat.

Per serving: 782kJ, 6.2g protein, 0.2g fat, 18.1g carbs
Cook's note: Vino cotto is a sweet, reduced grapejuice must and is available at most speciality food stores. If you can't find it, use Balsamic vinegar instead.

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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