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Large Lima Bean Purée |
| Preparation Time: 4-5 minutes, plus cooking time to boil the beans or, if using canned beans, 10 more minutes to boil them. |
| Ingredients (15 to 20 servings) |
| 1 cup |
Large lima beans (or other favorite light beans), boiled, slightly overcooked. |
| 2 Tbs. |
Dried oregano, crushed. |
| 3 Tbs. |
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) |
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Sea salt to taste |
| Preparation |
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Combine all ingredients in a bowl while the beans are still hot from cooking. |
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Mash and mix with a fork to obtain a homogeneous cream dotted with crushed oregano. |
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| Comments |
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You may use canned beans, boiling them if necessary in order to soften them before combining the ingredients. |
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Instead of mashing the ingredients by hand you may use a blender. |
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The spread may be used right away, while still warm however, by letting it rest for a few hours the flavor improves. |
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In addition to being used as a spread on crackers or toast triangles as a snack or hors d'oeuvres, mashed beans may be served as side dish with grilled seafood or meat. |
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Stored in the refrigerator in a glass container and topped by a thin layer of EVOO the mashed beans last for over a week. Glass containers are always recommended, as toxic chemicals from plastic containers tend to leach into conserved refrigerated food. |
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It is important to sterilize the long-term storage jars in boiling water and put them in a warm oven to dry. |
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