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Snow Cap Beans with Lemon and Sage
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Snow Cap Beans with Lemon and Sage

11 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Snow Cap Beans with Lemon and Sage

Named for snow-crested mountains, snow cap beans are prized for their beautiful markings, which retain their rich colors even after cooking. The beans have a hearty flavor and silky-smooth texture similar to potatoes.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

146
Calories
1g
Protein
14g
Fat
7g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups dried snow cap beans, picked over, rinsed, soaked and drained
  • 2 fresh sage sprigs
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 garlic head, top cut off
  • 1 Tbs. coarse sea salt, plus more, to taste
  • 3 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 Tbs. finely slivered fresh sage
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Fresh lemon juice, to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • Good-quality extra-virgin olive oil, preferably Tuscan, for serving

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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