Winter and Autumn
Lunch, Side dish or Entrée
Vegetarian

White Beans with Mushrooms, Leeks and Lemon Recipe

When it comes to the colder months, a dish with warmth is in order. Enjoy these lima beans, leeks and mushrooms cooked in herbs and Verjuice.
White Beans with Mushrooms, Leeks and Lemon Recipe
Ingredients
Units
Units
300g lima bean
1.0L water
2 cloves garlic crushed
3 bay leaves
6 peppercorn
160ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil plus extra to serve
450g leeks
25g lemon zest cut into strips, no pith
2 tbspn butter
400g mushroom sliced
2 tspn murray valley salt
1 tspn pepper
1 handful flat leaf parsley chopped
160g vache curd
Methods
1
Add lima beans to a heavy based pan, with water, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns and two tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
2
Wait for the pot to come to a simmer, turn down and cook over a very, very low heat, for an hour with the lid off. Check after an hour and cook for slightly longer if needed (will depend on the freshness of the bean).
3
In a large frypan heat three tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and add the leeks. Cook at a medium temperature for 5 minutes, then add one tablespoon of Verjuice, turn temperature down, pop lid on and cook over very low heat for a further 8 minutes. Add in lemon at the last moment.
4
In a large frypan melt butter with 2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, add mushrooms and salt. When almost cooked add pepper and toss through.
5
Once all components are cooked, combine together in a large bowl, serve and finish each plate with cracked black pepper, a drizzle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, chopped parsley and vache curd.

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