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Smoked Veggie Sausage & Chilli Baked Butter Beans
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time30 mins

8 vegetarian sausages

For the baked butter beans
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 can (400g / 14oz) butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 can chickpeas, drained
1 can (400g / 14oz) chopped tomatoes
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp ground cumin
2 dried bay leaves
A handful of chopped fresh thyme
Salt
Black pepper

 

To serve;
1 Avocado
A handful of fresh Coriander
Lime wedges

  1. Heat a casserole dish over medium high heat. Cook onion and garlic with a drizzle of olive oil until soft for 3 minutes or so. Add cayenne pepper, cumin, smoked paprika, then chickpeas and tomatoes. Mix well. Add sugar and soy sauce, place bay leaves on top. Reduce the heat to low, cover the casserole with a lid and let it cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the vege sausages in a fry pan with a drizzle of olive oil , on a barbeque or in the oven. Set aside.
  3. Mix the butter beans in the casserole, arrange the cooked vege sausages in the pan  and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes or so until everything is heated through.
  4. Make the Avocado Smash. Place the flesh of one ripe avocado in a bowl. Add the lime juice, coriander, salt and pepper. Mash with a fork.  
  5. Top the avocado smash on the bean & sausage, garnish with thyme. Serve with some  lime wedges.

Ingredients

 

8 vegetarian sausages

For the baked butter beans
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 can (400g / 14oz) butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 can chickpeas, drained
1 can (400g / 14oz) chopped tomatoes
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp ground cumin
2 dried bay leaves
A handful of chopped fresh thyme
Salt
Black pepper

 

To serve;
1 Avocado
A handful of fresh Coriander
Lime wedges

Directions

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  1. Heat a casserole dish over medium high heat. Cook onion and garlic with a drizzle of olive oil until soft for 3 minutes or so. Add cayenne pepper, cumin, smoked paprika, then chickpeas and tomatoes. Mix well. Add sugar and soy sauce, place bay leaves on top. Reduce the heat to low, cover the casserole with a lid and let it cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the vege sausages in a fry pan with a drizzle of olive oil , on a barbeque or in the oven. Set aside.
  3. Mix the butter beans in the casserole, arrange the cooked vege sausages in the pan  and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes or so until everything is heated through.
  4. Make the Avocado Smash. Place the flesh of one ripe avocado in a bowl. Add the lime juice, coriander, salt and pepper. Mash with a fork.  
  5. Top the avocado smash on the bean & sausage, garnish with thyme. Serve with some  lime wedges.
Smoked Veggie Sausage & Baked Butter Beans