Stewed White Beans with Tomatoes and Winter Savory

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Warming, filling, and delicious, this herb flavoured white bean stew is delightfully vegan and will definitely bring warmth on a cold winter day. If you don�t have winter savory, sage or rosemary would be the perfect substitute.

200 g Dried white beans 2 tbsp Olive oil 1 clove Garlic, minced 1 can / 400 g Plum tomatoes 2 tsp Winter savory leaves Salt and black pepper to taste

1. Put beans into a large saucepan, cover with 5 cups water, and let soak overnight. Bring it to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour. Drain beans and set aside.
   
2. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook briefly. Add the tomatoes, white beans, and winter savory leaves. Bring to a boil.
   
3. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened and the flavours have mingled, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

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Baked Mushrooms with Rosemary and Parmesan

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Healthy and tasty, this baked mushroom dish with fresh herb, lemon and Parmesan couldn�t be any simpler. It can serve either as a delightful appetizer or just as a light side dish, which goes really well with any meat dishes.

Baked Mushrooms with Rosemary and Parmesan

adapted from Eat Smarter

• 1 Bio lemon
  
• 1 tbsp Fresh rosemary, chopped
  
• 25 ml Olive oil
  
• 300 g White mushrooms, sliced
  
• 20 g Parmesan, grated
  
• Salt and freshly mulled black pepper
  

1. Rinse lemon under running hot water. Dry and finely grate the zest. Squeeze out the juice for later use. Combine the chopped rosemary, lemon zest, and olive oil in a bowl.
   
2. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Clean and thinly slice the mushrooms. Place the sliced mushrooms in a baking pan. Drizzle half of the oil mixture over and season with salt and freshly mulled black pepper.
   
3. Bake in the hot oven for 10 minutes. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the mushrooms and continue to bake 5 more minutes until the cheese has turned lightly browned. Remove and drizzle the rest of oil mixture and some lemon juice over.

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