Squid with butter beans
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Squid with butter beans
- Prep time:
- 30 mins
- Cook time:
- 25 mins
- Serves:
- 4
Griddled squid comes with creamy garlic-spiked butter beans in this flavoursome combination from Tom Norrington Davies
Ingredients
For the butter beans
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
- 4 Spring onions, diagonally sliced
- 1 x 400g tinned butter beans
- 1 tsp tomato purée
- black pepper
- pinch dried red chilli flakes, optional
For the squid
Method
1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the garlic for a minute or so.2. Add the spring onions and fry for a further minute.
3. Add the beans, plus all their liquor and stir in the tomato puree.
4. Cook for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture is creamy, adding a little water if the consistency seems too dry. Season with salt and black pepper and a little dried chilli.
5. Lightly oil a griddle pan and set over a high heat. Cook the squid for 1 minute on each side.
6. Toss the squid with the lemon zest, juice and extra virgin olive oil.
7. Stir in the basil and season. Spoon the beans onto a warm platter, top with the squid and serve straight away.









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