Side Servings
Warm beans with celery pesto
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This was inspired by a dish from the restaurant Between Us in Cape Town.
Ingredients
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- 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
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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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