Name: Butter bean pâté with melba toast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tsp olive oil; 1 shallot finely chopped; 1 garlic clove finely chopped; 400g can butter bean drained; 4 tbsp soured cream; 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley plus sprigs to garnish; 4 thin slices white bread

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Butter bean pâté with melba toast

Butter bean pâté with melba toast

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

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This speedy pâté is ready in 15 minutes, the perfect last minute starter

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tsp olive oil
1 shallot

finely chopped
1 garlic clove

finely chopped
400g can butter bean

drained
4 tbsp soured cream
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

plus sprigs to garnish
4 thin slices white bread

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal149
fat3g
saturates1g
carbs24g
sugars0g
fibre5g
protein8g
salt1.31g

low

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a pan, then gently cook the shallot and garlic for 5 mins until softened. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the butter beans, then mash together until roughly puréed. Stir in the soured cream, parsley and seasoning. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
step 2

Meanwhile, place the slices of bread under a medium grill and gently toast on both sides until light golden. Cut off the crusts and, using a long, sharp knife, split the bread in half, through the centre. Place the bread, untoasted-side up, under a low grill until it curls into a crisp, golden shell. Serve with the butter bean pâté and a sprig of parsley.

Recipe from Good Food Vegetarian Christmas, December 2006

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