Best Simple Beans On Toast Recipes

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BEANS AND GARLIC TOAST IN BROTH



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A simple dish of creamy, thin-skinned beans and broth on toast is easy to make, and a comfort to eat alone or feed a crowd. If you make the beans ahead of time, they can keep in the fridge for 3 days, but may need a splash of water added when you heat them up. The broth is a great way to make use of parmigiano rinds, if you happen to be saving those, but if you don't have any lying around, you can still make it rich with umami: Whisk a heaped tablespoon of white miso with a little of the bean broth to make it smooth and lump-free, then add it back to the pot. It will add a similar, savory depth. The dish seems plain, but it won't be if you season the broth well, and garnish each bowl generously with olive oil, grated cheese and herbs, just before you eat it.

Provided by Tejal Rao

Categories     dinner, lunch, weeknight, beans, main course

Time 4h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup dried beans, such as cannellini or cranberry
1 small onion, peeled
2 garlic cloves, peeled
Up to 4 ounces Parmesan rinds
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 thick slices crusty sourdough bread
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 tablespoons parsley leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon marjoram leaves, chopped
Flaky sea salt, finely grated Parmesan and freshly ground black pepper, for serving

Steps:

  • If you remember, soak the beans in cold water overnight, or for 10 to 12 hours. Rinse beans, and place in a large heavy-bottomed pot with onion, garlic, Parmesan rinds, olive oil and salt. Cover beans with water, so the water level is a couple of inches above the beans, and bring to a boil, then turn heat down so it's simmering gently. Put a lid on the pot, and cook until beans are tender, adding more water as needed to keep the beans submerged. This could take 1 to 2 hours or more, depending on the beans and whether or not you soaked them. (If you're using an electric pressure cooker: Add 5 cups water, set the machine to high pressure and cook for 25 minutes, then allow the machine to slowly depressurize on its own.)
  • Use a spoon to fish out the onion, garlic and cheese rinds; discard. Taste a couple of beans along with the broth. It should be opaque and slightly creamy; adjust the seasoning with more salt if needed.
  • Brush both sides of each piece of bread with olive oil, and place on a foil-lined sheet pan. Run the pan under the broiler for 2 minutes, so the bread is crisp at the edges and nicely toasted, then flip bread and repeat. While the bread is still hot, rub a garlic clove along one side of each piece, as if you were grating the garlic on the bread, pushing just firmly enough for the clove to fray and dissolve slightly into the bread.
  • To assemble, place a piece of bread at the bottom of four wide, shallow bowls and ladle hot beans and broth on top. Wait a few seconds for the bread to absorb some broth, then ladle a little extra on each one, so it's swimming. Garnish the bowls generously: Drizzle olive oil all over the beans, sprinkle with herbs and flaky sea salt, cover with finely grated Parmesan and grind a little black pepper on top.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 602, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 80 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 26 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 1230 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams

THE PERFECT BEANS ON TOAST



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A quick easy delicious recipe for people on the go!

Provided by danielg

Time 10m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 slices of white bread
1 tin of heinz baked beans
40g of grated mature cheddar

Steps:

  • Place both slices of white bread in toaster.
  • Warm beans on the hob for 3 - 4 mins stirring constantly.
  • Grate cheese.
  • Place toast on plate. Pour on beans.
  • Sprinkle with cheese according to taste.

SMOKY BEANS AND GREENS ON TOAST



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Beans and greens are great on almost every carb: in tortillas as tacos, over rice, on flatbread. They're also good without any carb at all, served in a bowl as a side. But whenever skillet-fried toast is an option, I take it. This is dinner food for me, but it also makes a good brunch with a fried egg on each plate.

Provided by David Tamarkin

Categories     Epi Recipe Club     #cook90     Dinner     Bean     Bacon     Paprika     Kale     Leafy Green     Garlic

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 (1-inch-thick) slices crusty country bread
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 ounces (about 4 strips) smoked bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons smoked paprika, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (optional)
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
1 large bunch or 2 small bunches (about 8 ounces total) lacinato kale, stems re-moved and leaves torn into medium-size pieces, washed, and shaken dry (there should be a little water still clinging to the leaves)
3 1/2 cups drained Cannellini Beans with Sweet Paprika and Garlic or 2 (15-ounce) cans white beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups bean broth or water

Steps:

  • Heat a large, heavy (preferably cast-iron) skillet over medium. Brush the bread on both sides with the olive oil. Lay the bread in the skillet and cook, pressing occasionally with a spatula, until crisp and golden brown, about 90 seconds per side. (If your slices are large, you may have to do this in two batches.) Set the bread aside.
  • Heat a Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring frequently, until it has browned a little and rendered at least a tablespoon of fat, about 4 minutes. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until it has softened and turned golden, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika, thyme (if using), red pepper flakes, and, if you're using canned beans, 1 teaspoon kosher salt and cook, stirring, for a minute or two.
  • Add the slightly wet kale in batches, using tongs to stir the leaves into the onion mixture; wait for one handful of kale to wilt and shrink before adding the next. When the last of the greens has been added, add the beans and broth. Raise the heat and let the beans and greens simmer for a minute or two, just to warm the beans and bring the flavors together. Taste and add more kosher salt if necessary.
  • Serve the greens and beans over the toast in wide, shallow bowls, dusted with a little more smoked paprika.

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