Posh Butter Beans On Toast

Recipe and images courtesy of Romy London (@romylondonuk on Instagram)

Start your day on a high note with this “posh” Butter Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Sourdough Toast! This recipe combines the creamy goodness of tender butter beans and the rich flavour of sun-dried tomatoes, all served on crispy toasted sourdough. Perfect for a posh breakfast or a satisfying brunch, and it's both delicious and nourishing!

Prep time: 10 minutes
Soaking & Bean Cooking: 9.5 hrs
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (serves 2)

• 2 slices of sourdough bread, toasted
• 200g dried butter beans, soaked and cooked (or 2 tins of butter beans, drained)
• 1 tbsp vegan butter or olive oil
• 75g sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 125 ml vegetable broth
• 4 tbsp vegan cream cheese
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Fresh parsley and basil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Give those dried butter beans a good rinse and soak them in water overnight or for at least 8 hours. Drain and rinse them again before you start cooking.
2. Pop the soaked beans into a pot and cover them with fresh water. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and let them simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours, or until they’re nice and tender. Drain and set aside.
3. Heat the vegan butter or olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Toss in the garlic and cook until it smells amazing.
4. Add the cooked butter beans, sun-dried tomatoes, and vegetable broth to the pan. Let everything simmer together for 10-15 minutes until the beans are tender and the broth has reduced.
5. While the beans are cooking, toast your sourdough bread until it's golden and crispy.
6. Spread a generous layer of vegan cream cheese on each slice of that toasted sourdough.
7. Season the beans with salt and pepper to taste, then pile the bean mixture onto your prepared sourdough slices.
8. Drizzle with fresh lemon juice and top it all off with some fresh parsley and basil, and sprinkle a few pumpkin seeds over the top.
9. Serve immediately and enjoy a posh and tasty breakfast treat!