White Bean Mash

Name: White Bean Mash
Ingredients: 60 ml olive oil (plus 2 teaspoons); 1 garlic clove (crushed); 1 sprig fresh rosemary (optional); lemon grated zest and juice; 3 (240 ml) can cannellini beans; salt (to taste); pepper (to taste)

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

60 ml olive oil (plus 2 teaspoons)
1 garlic clove (crushed)
1 sprig fresh rosemary (optional)
lemon grated zest and juice
3 (240 ml) can cannellini beans
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)

Directions

1

Put the 60ml / 1/4 cup of olive oil in a saucepan, and mix in the garlic. Add the whole rosemary sprig, if using, and the lemon zest and warm through.
2

Remove the rosemary, but do not throw away.
3

Drain the beans and rinse under a tap to get rid of the gloop and then add to the pan and warm through, stirring and squishing with a wide, flat spoon so that the beans go into a nobbly mush. Season to taste; some beans come saltier than others.