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Black-Eyed Beans with Swiss Chard

Name: Black-Eyed Beans with Swiss Chard
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 400 g black-eyed beans; 1½ L water; 1 kg Swiss chard; salt, to taste; 2 cloves garlic, crushed with a little salt; 125 ml olive oil; 45 ml lemon juice, about 1 lemon; 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Black-eyed beans simmered until creamy and layered with silky Swiss chard, then tossed in a lemony olive-oil dressing. Eat it hot or warm with crusty bread.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on40 min
Total3 h 55 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

400 gblack-eyed beans
1½ Lwater
1 kgSwiss chard
to tastesalt

Dressing

2 clovesgarlic, crushed with a little saltoptional
125 mlolive oil
45 mllemon juice, about 1 lemon

To serve

1lemon, cut into wedges

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Legumes (any)
Black-eyed peas and cowpeas
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Swiss chard

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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