White Beans and Winter Greens

Welcome in winter with this warming, hearty dish to celebrate the season. This savory dish is so easy to prepare in one large skillet. 

Start with grilling a few slices of fresh sourdough. I used olive sourdough here. Next, saute sweet onion with garlic and cannellini beans. Any large white bean variety would work great! Add creaminess with almond milk, or your favorite milk or cream, and then add tomato sauce.

After the beans are cooked through, plate them. Next, saute the winter greens. I used a farmers market variety, but any hearty greens will be perfect.  

Plate ingredients side by side and top with flake salt and chili flakes with a lemon wedge garnish. 

recipe serves 2-4, 25 minute prep & cook time

Ingredients 

• 1 jar of cannellini beans @jovialfoods
• 2 cups of hearty winter greens, chopped
• 1 small or 1/2 medium sweet onion, chopped
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/8 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tsp flake salt (more to taste)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 slices of sourdough toast 

Method

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet on medium-low heat and add the sourdough slices. Brown both sides of the toast. Set aside.
2. Add another tbsp of evoo to the skillet and then add onions, garlic, and some flake salt and 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Stir for 6 minutes.
3. Add drained cannellini beans. Stir and add almond milk and 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce. Stir for 6 minutes and remove beans from the skillet. 
4. Add the rest of the evoo, salt, garlic powder, and tomato sauce to the skillet and top with the greens. Stir for 6 minutes until greens are cooked through, and stir in fresh-squeezed lemon.
5. Plate white beans next to greens and toast! Top with a touch of flake salt.