Greek · Salad

Giant Beans with Grape Leaf Pesto

Name: Giant Beans with Grape Leaf Pesto
Total time: 10 h 1 min
Yield: Serves 6 (estimated; the excerpt gives no yield)
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 390 g dried Greek gigantes beans, picked over and rinsed; 12 leaves grape leaves in brine, drained, blanched and trimmed; 50 g fresh mint leaves; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 90 g pine nuts or blanched almonds, toasted; 160 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil, plus more as needed; salt, to taste; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 40 g baby arugula; 25 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 4 scallions, chopped; 1 lemon, zest only, finely grated; 100 g Greek feta, crumbled

Tender gigantes beans tossed with baby arugula, parsley and scallions, dressed in a briny pesto of grape leaves, mint, garlic and toasted nuts, and topped with feta. Serve warm or at room temperature.

YieldServes 6 (estimated; the excerpt gives no yield)
Hands-on45 min
Total10 h 1 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Beans

390 gdried Greek gigantes beans, picked over and rinsed

Pesto

12 leavesgrape leaves in brine, drained, blanched and trimmed
50 gfresh mint leaves
4 clovesgarlic, chopped
90 gpine nuts or blanched almonds, toasted
160 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, plus more as needed
to tastesalt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Salad

40 gbaby arugula
25 gfresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
4scallions, chopped
1lemon, zest only, finely grated
100 gGreek feta, crumbled

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Mediterranean

Contains

Dairy
Tree nuts
Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
Pine nut
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Arugula
Parsley
Mint
Black and white pepper
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop
Food processor

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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