White beans with anchovy, garlic & lemon
White beans warmed through with a punchy sauce of anchovies, garlic, lemon, fresh thyme and a splash of red wine vinegar — ready in 5 minutes.
What you need
How Maurice does it
- 1
Peel and thinly slice the red onion.
- 2
Warm the olive oil in a pan over medium heat, add the sliced onion and cook for 1–2 minutes until slightly softened.
- 3
Add the drained white beans to the pan and stir to combine.
- 4
Crush the garlic bulb, peel the cloves and roughly chop. Finely mince the anchovies, garlic and thyme together on a cutting board.
- 5
Add a little olive oil and the juice of the lemon to the minced mixture and continue to mince until it forms a rough paste.
- 6
Scoop the anchovy-garlic mixture into the pan with the beans and onions. Stir everything together and warm through for a maximum of 5 minutes total.
- 7
Transfer to a serving bowl, drizzle with red wine vinegar and stir with a fork. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve warm or cold.
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