Lemon, Garlic and Ginger Butter Beans

Anastasia

5 years ago

Looking for a side dish that is delicious and equally nutritious but doesn’t look boring? Here you are!

Creamy and sweet butter beans never tasted better. They are cooked with lots of garlic, ginger and lemon and served with fresh cilantro that makes this dish so refreshing yet piquant.

When cooking butter beans make sure they are tender and well done before mixing with the sauce.

Soak your beans for 6-8 hours or overnight.

Drain and cover with fresh water. Cook until tender for about an hour.

Grate lemon zest and set aside.

Blend garlic, ginger and lemon juice in a food processor into a thin paste.

Heat oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Temper cumin seeds until fragrant and add garlic-ginger paste. Stir for a minute.

Add cooked and drained beans, season with salt and pepper and mix well. Then switch off the heat and stir in fresh cilantro and lemon zest.

Serve hot as a side dish or cold as a salad.

Lemon, Garlic and Ginger Butter Beans

Refreshing yet piquant lemon, garlic and ginger butter beans.

Author: Anastasia
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 4
Category: Side dish, Salad
Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

1 C dried butter beans
4 garlic cloves
1-inch piece of ginger
juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp cumin seeds
salt and black pepper to taste
oil for cooking
bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

Soak your beans for 6-8 hours or overnight.
Drain and cover with fresh water. Cook until tender for about an hour.
Grate lemon zest and set aside.
Blend garlic, ginger and lemon juice in a food processor into a thin paste.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Temper cumin seeds until fragrant and add garlic-ginger paste. Stir for a minute.
Add cooked and drained beans, season with salt and pepper and mix well. Then switch off the heat and stir in fresh cilantro and lemon zest.
Serve hot as a side dish or cold as a salad.