Chard with bean mash

Ingredients:

  • 40g olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of chilli (chipotle chilli powder, chilli flakes, etc.)
  • 20g garlic
  • 300g chard (rainbow or any other kind)
  • 400g pre-cooked white beans (white kidney beans, butter beans, etc.)
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 40g lemon juice

Methods:

  • Place chilli flakes and chilli powder into a small glass jar. In a small pan heat the olive oil until hot but not yet smoking. Pour the hot oil into the jar, the chilli flakes will sizzle.
  • In a frying pan, heat a bit of olive oil. Slice the garlic cloves and add them in.
  • Chop the chard and add it to the garlic. Mix them and let them cook on medium heat.
  • Meanwhile, warm up the beans in the microwave. Add salt and lemon juice. Handblender into a mash. Taste and adjust salt and acidity (lemon juice).
  • Serve bean mash topped with chard and drizzled with chilli oil from the jar.