Creamy White Beans with Zucchini, Lemon and Walnuts

. March, 2016
Photography by Kelly Gibney.
Creamy White Beans with Zucchini, Lemon and Walnuts

This recipe has all the rich flavour of risotto but is ready in less than half the time. I love using zucchini but you can add other vegetables to suit what you have on hand. Serve with vibrant steamed green beans.

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

½ medium sized onion, very finely diced
2 garlic cloves
2 x 400 gram tins of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
zest of 1 lemon

1 cup vegetable stock
¼ cup cream (I favour using organic cream)
1 zucchini, trimmed and sliced into very thin rings
cup walnuts, chopped roughly
sea salt and cracked black pepper
olive oil for sautéing 

METHOD

Heat a generous glug of olive oil over a medium heat. Add garlic and onion and sauté until tender and translucent.

Add the cannellini beans, rosemary, thyme, lemon zest and stock. Simmer for ten minutes. Add the zucchini and cook for 1 minute. Stir through the cream and cook for a further minute. Taste and season with sea salt and cracked black pepper.

Sprinkle walnuts over the top and serve immediately alongside some steamed green vegetables.