Recipes

Quick & Easy Veggie Cooking

Butter Bean, Sweet Red Pepper and Basil Spread Low Fat, Low Sugar
Serves 4

Good on crostini, toast, rice cakes, oat cakes…or as a dip with veggie sticks.

• 425g/15oz can butter or lima beans
• 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 4 sprigs basil
• 1small sweet red pepper, deseeded and very finely chopped
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Drain and rinse beans under cold water.
2. Put in a food processor or blender with lemon juice, garlic and basil and whiz to a purée.
3. Mix in sweet pepper and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.