GREEK BEANS WITH SEARED LAMB

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Braise butter beans or 'gigantes' with tomatoes, onion and garlic and serve with tender lamb fillet and crumbled feta cheese

Provided by Jennifer Joyce

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

500g lamb fillet
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
3 garlic cloves , crushed
1 large onion , chopped
2 tbsp tomato purée
small bunch dill , most chopped
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
500ml chicken stock
2 x 400g cans gigante or butter beans , drained
2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese

Steps:

Rub the lamb with ½ tbsp of the oil and 1 garlic clove. Season well and set aside to marinate while you prepare the beans, or for up to 2 hrs if you have time.
Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add the onion and remaining garlic, and season. Fry for 8 mins until soft. Add the tomato purée, chopped dill, vinegar, stock and beans, season, and simmer for 15 mins or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
Meanwhile, heat a frying pan until hot. Sear lamb on all sides, for about 5 mins in total. Rest, covered with foil, for 5 mins, then thickly slice. Serve the lamb with the beans, scattered with feta and the remaining dill leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 437 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 22 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 34 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium