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Thai Green Curried Beans

Posted on August 25, 2023

Let’s Make Thai Green Curried Beans

This vegan Thai Green Curried Beans recipe is so easy to make and perfect to use up beans and courgettes. It’s creamy, a little spicy with loads of flavour. The grated courgettes help thicken the sauce as well as adding in an extra portion of veg. Using a vegan Thai Green Curry paste to pack loads of flavour into this recipe without spending ages chopping and blending ingredients. Green Dragon has a really good vegan paste available in the U.K.

What Ingredients Do I Need?

White Beans- The perfect beans for this recipe is Bold Bean Co. They offer the tastiest beans with the bean stock going into recipes so no ingredients waste. They’re so creamy and tasty for recipes like this.

Courgettes- A hidden ingredient in this recipe is grated courgettes which offer a thickened sauce. It’s the perfect way to add an extra portion of veg whilst creating a thick and tasty curry.

Green Beans- We couldn’t get enough with just white beans so added green beans for texture. The tip is to cook them for only around 5 minutes so they stay crunchy.

Thai Green Curry Paste- There’s loads of options out there but if you’re keeping it plant based try Green Dragon’s paste.

Cooking Tips:

Full Fat Coconut Milk- This helps keep the curry rich and delicious.

Don’t overcook- We don’t want this recipe turning to mush, so be careful not to overcook.

Serve with – crunchy toasted sourdough OR why not serve on the table with a pack of poppadoms for people to scoop.

If You Like This Recipe Why Not Try:

Curried Butter Beans

Peanut Butter Curried Chickpeas

Green Curried Chickpeas

Chickpea Chocolate Bark

Thai Green Curried Beans

This vegan Thai Green Curried Beans recipe is so easy to make and perfect to use up beans and courgettes. It's creamy, a little spicy with loads of flavour. The grated courgettes help thicken the sauce as well as adding in an extra portion of veg.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

1 tsp neutral oil
400 g white beans I use Bold Bean for quality & to use the stock that comes in the jar
1 shallot, finely diced
1 thumb sized pice of ginger, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
120 g fine green beans
1 courgette grated
200 ml full fat coconut milk tinned
1 tsp chilli flakes
85 g Thai green curry paste green dragon is vegan friendly
salt to taste

Instructions

Start by heating the oil in a large pan then finely chop the shallot, garlic and ginger, fry in the oil for a few minutes
Add in the green curry paste and beans (along with the stock that comes in the jar) and stir through
After a few minutes of frying pour in the coconut milk, green beans and grated courgette, season generously with salt and leave to bubble away for a few minutes
Garnish with chilli flakes, taste test adding a little more seasoning if needed then serve up and enjoy

Notes

Enjoy this with toasted and buttered sourdough or poppadoms for a crunchy texture

Courgette Lemon Orzo

Posted on July 17, 2023

What’s in this easy Courgette and Lemon Orzo?

This easy 5 main ingredient Courgette and Lemon Orzo is a perfect week night meal. It really does take 15 minutes to make, by the time the orzo has cooked. Use up those seasonal courgettes, slice up some garlic, cook the orzo and add a few herbs, a squeeze of lemon and olive oil and voila.

What ingredients do I need?

Courgettes – Perfect to use up when in season, the courgettes offer a delicious crunch to the recipe. No soggy courgettes here.

Orzo- A delicious pasta, don’t overcook, you want a little bite to it.

Pine nuts- This is such a key ingredient, substitute for sunflower seeds. The nutty flavour compliments the acid from the lemon and the fat from the olive oil.

Lemon- This is a key ingredient when mixing with the extra virgin olive oil, giving a sharp flavour. You can even grate in some lemon zest for an extra kick.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil- The better quality the extra virgin olive oil, the better the flavour. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, by using an extra virgin olive oil will be the best fit for the dressing.

Fresh herbs- You don’t have to use dill, but the combination of dill and basil marry together perfectly.

Cooking Tips:

Don’t overcook the orzo- You want to save a little pasta water to add into the stock to give it a beautiful starchy texture. The key with orzo is to cook it till al dente, no one wants soggy pasta.

Use fresh ingredients- The fresh herbs, lemon juice and courgettes all marry together when they’re fresh ingredients.

Season to perfection- The difference between good pasta and great pasta is seasoning. Season the pot of water to cook the orzo, season the dressing and then season before eating to make sure the flavours pop.

Like this recipe, why not try:

15 Minute Tomato Orzo

Lemon Orzo Chickpea Soup

Orzo Leek and Dill Soup

Courgette Lemon Orzo

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Prep Time 3

Cook Time 12

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

200 g orzo pasta
2 courgettes thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic finely chopped (optional)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil the better quality the oil, the better the taste
1/2 lemon squeezed
10 g fresh herbs, mix of dill and basil
salt and pepper to taste
4 tbsp pine nuts sub for sunflower seeds
pinch chilli flakes

Instructions

Start by getting a pot of seasoned water onto boil, when simmering add in the dried orzo, leave to cook for around 10-12 minutes
Meanwhile thinly slice the courgette and fry in a drizzle of olive oil on a low heat, after 3-4 minutes add the thinly sliced garlic and lightly fry
In a small bowl mix together the olive oil, a handful of chopped fresh herbs, freshly squeezed lemon juice and season with salt and pepper, stir together
Save a mug full of pasta water from the orzo to add back to the pasta, drain the rest of the pasta water then pour the cooked orzo to the pan with the courgettes and lemon, stir through
Pour in the olive and lemon mix, stir through, add in the remaining fresh herbs, taste test adding a little more seasoning if needed
Lightly toast the pine nuts and add to the pasta and enjoy

Video

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuzohhrOC6j/

Notes

If the pasta looks a little dry, add in the saved pasta water to loosen the orzo, you want the texture to be glossy but not soggy. Pasta water is a perfect ingredient to add back to the pasta once cooked to help loosen it.