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Spinach Feta Beans
The vibrant green colour makes it feel perfect for spring or summer, and it’s a great sharing dish with some crusty bread! I’d definitely recommend topping this with crumbled feta, some chopped dill and extra virgin olive oil. So please don’t skip this step!
Jump to recipeThe vibrant green colour makes it feel perfect for spring or summer, and it’s a great sharing dish with some crusty bread! I’d definitely recommend topping this with crumbled feta, some chopped dill and extra virgin olive oil. So please don’t skip this step!
Why you’ll love this dish
Nutritious - this dish is packed with nutrients from the spinach and lots of fibre from the butter beans. So not only is it easy and quick, it’s very healthy too!
Quick - this is an easy and quick meal when you want something ready in 20 minutes (or less!).
What ingredients do you need for this dish (includes possible substitutions)?
Frozen spinach: you can use fresh spinach if you want, but since frozen is a lot more compact, it’s much easier to blend the quantity needed!
Feta: This provides the main flavour to the sauce so don’t skip this!
Lemon juice: gives the dish some needed acidity!
Butter: can be substituted with your preferred cooking oil.
Spring onions: spring onions cook a bit faster than normal onion, so I sometimes like to use them for quick recipes! We’ll be cooking down the whites of the spring onion, but then we’re keeping the green part to sprinkle over the dish at the end.
Garlic: add as much as you like!
Butter beans: can be substituted for any other white bean.
Cornflour: to thicken the sauce! Can’t be substituted with normal flour.
Parmesan: gives an extra layer of flavour and umami to the dish.
Chopped dill: the combination of spinach, feta and dill makes this recipe feel slightly reminiscent of spanakopita.
Extra virgin olive oil: I definitely recommend drizzling a bit of olive oil at the end, it really adds to final dish!
What to serve this with?
This is excellent with some crusty bread!
Instructions
Make the sauce
In a blender or nutribullet, add the spinach, feta, lemon juice and water. Blitz until smooth.
Cook the spring onions and garlic
In a medium sized frying pan over a medium heat, add the butter (or oil if using!). Once the pan is nice and hot, add the whites of the spring onions and cook for 2 minutes. We’ll be using the green part of the spring onion as a garnish for the finished dish. Then, add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Remember to stir regularly!
Cook the sauce
Pour in the spinach mixture, butter beans and cornflour mixed with water. Increase heat to high and simmer until thickened. You’ll need to stir constantly at this point, but it should only take a couple of minutes. Then stir in the parmesan and taste for seasoning!
Top with garnishes
Top with chopped dill, crumbled feta, extra virgin olive oil and the green parts of the spring onion. And that’s everything!
Spinach Feta Beans
The vibrant green colour makes it feel perfect for spring or summer, and it’s a great sharing dish with some crusty bread! I’d definitely recommend topping this with crumbled feta, some chopped dill and extra virgin olive oil. So please don’t skip this step!
Ingredients
- 150g frozen spinach
- 175g feta (plus about 25g-50g extra for the topping)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 150ml water
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 2 400g cans of butter beans, drained
- 1 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 1 tbsp water
- 2 heaped tbsp grated parmesan
- 1-2 tbsp chopped dill
- 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Cooking oil, salt
Method
- Add the spinach, feta, lemon juice and water to a blender. Blitz until smooth.
- In a medium sized frying pan over a medium heat, add the butter. Once the pan is hot, add the whites of the spring onion (keep the greens for the garnish!) and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir regularly.
- Pour in the spinach mixture, butter beans and cornflour mixed with water.
- Increase the heat to high and simmer until thickened, stirring constantly. It’ll take about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the parmesan then taste for seasoning.
- Top with chopped dill, feta, extra virgin olive oil and the green parts of the spring onion.
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