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Mashed White Beans with Spinach and Olives<\/p>\nMashed White Beans with Spinach and Olives<\/p>\n
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1 T. olive oil<\/p>\n
1 medium onion (diced)<\/p>\n
4 cloves garlic (chopped)<\/p>\n
1\/2 tsp. red pepper flakes<\/p>\n
1 C. vegetable broth (or chicken broth)<\/p>\n
2 (15 ounce) cans white beans (drained and rinsed) (or 3 C. cooked beans, from 1 C. dry)<\/p>\n
4 sprigs thyme (or 1\/2 tsp. dry)<\/p>\n
2 sprigs rosemary (or 1\/2 tsp. dry)<\/p>\n
2 sprigs oregano (or 1\/2 tsp. dry)<\/p>\n
1 bay leaf<\/p>\n
salt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n
1\/2 C. vegetable broth (or chicken broth)<\/p>\n
1\/4 C. kalamata olives (pitted and coarsely chopped)<\/p>\n
1 (8 ounce) package fresh spinach (rinsed and coarsely chopped)<\/p>\n
1\/2 lemon (juice)<\/p>\n
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Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and saut\u00c3\u00a9 until lightly golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Add the garlic and pepper flakes and saut\u00c3\u00a9 until fragrant, about a minute. Add the broth, beans, herbs, salt and pepper and simmer. covered, until the beans start to break down, about 20 minutes. Remove the herbs and mash half of the beans. Add as much broth as needed to get the beans to your desired consistency.<\/p>\n
Mix in the olives and the spinach. Cook until the spinach just wilts, remove from heat and hit it with a splash of lemon juice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mashed White Beans with Spinach and Olives 1 T. olive oil 1 medium onion (diced) 4 cloves garlic (chopped) 1\/2 tsp. red pepper flakes 1 C. vegetable broth (or chicken broth) 2 (15 ounce) cans white beans (drained and rinsed) (or 3 C. cooked beans, from 1 C. dry) 4 sprigs thyme (or 1\/2 tsp. dry) 2 sprigs rosemary (or 1\/2 tsp. dry) 2 sprigs oregano (or 1\/2 tsp. dry) 1 bay leaf salt and pepper to taste 1\/2…<\/p>\n