Side Servings

Warm beans with celery pesto

Easy
20 minutes, plus overnight soaking time
30 minutes

This was inspired by a dish from the restaurant Between Us in Cape Town.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 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

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

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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