Flageolet Beans With Dandelion Greens
This dish features tender flageolet beans paired with slightly bitter dandelion greens, creating a delightful balance of flavors. It's a nutritious and hearty option that can be served as a main dish or a side.
This recipe is french style, dinner, scaled for 4 servings, with 15 min prep and 30 min cook.
Prep: 15 min · Cook: 30 min · Total: 45 min · Serves: 4
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include vegetable broth, salt, black pepper, olive oil.
- Follow all 5 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.
Ingredients
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cups dandelion greens (washed and chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cups flageolet beans (soaked and drained)
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sauté the minced garlic until fragrant.
- Add the soaked flageolet beans and vegetable broth to the pot, bringing it to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 20 minutes or until the beans are tender.
- Stir in the chopped dandelion greens, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper, cooking for an additional 5-10 minutes until the greens are wilted.
- Serve warm, garnished with additional lemon juice if desired.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 280
- Protein: 12 g
- Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 12 g
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.