Side Servings

Warm beans with celery pesto

Easy
20 minutes, plus overnight soaking time
30 minutes

This was inspired by a dish from the restaurant Between Us in Cape Town.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 4 sticks celery, chopped
  • 200 g dried butter beans, soaked overnight
  • a handful celery leaves, chopped
  • For the celery pesto:

  • salt, to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 100 g Parmesan, grated
  • 8 anchovies
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup Woolworths freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 30 g parsley, chopped
  • 1 green chilli, chopped
  • 4 sticks celery, chopped
  • a handful celery leaves, chopped
  • salt, to taste

Method

Ingredients

1. Cook the butter beans until soft. Blend the pesto ingredients together until chunky.

2. Toss with the warm beans, celery and celery leaves. Season to taste.

Cook's note: You can cheat by using the canned beans of your choice.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Bianca Strydom

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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