Thursday, November 14, 2013

Sausages and beans with kale

Very quick to make and quite healthy (if you use good quality sausages).  Serves about four (assuming two sausages each) but you can stretch it out by adding another can of beans and some crusty bread on the side.

Extra virgin olive oil - a little for frying and some for drizzling
8 sausages, chopped into pieces a few centimetres long.  Any flavour but I tend to use pork-based ones.
Big bunch of kale, trimmed and chopped
2 or 3 cans of cannellini beans, chickpeas or borlotti beans
Zest and juice of 1 lime (you can use lemon but I prefer lime)
Salt and pepper

In a large frypan, saute the chopped sausages in a dash of oil, over medium heat, until lightly browned. Add the kale - it will seem like a mountain, but don't worry, it wilts down.  Cover the frypan for a few minutes to steam the kale.  Add the beans and a drizzle of oil and stir.  Pop the lid back on again until everything is cooked through - it won't take long.  Add the lime zest and juice, stir through and serve well seasoned.

Recipe adapted by me from the many online recipes featuring these staple ingredients.  You could adapt this further by using spinach or some other greens instead of kale and adding a sprinkling of chopped nuts just before serving.

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