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Toast with Butter Beans, Burrata, and Homemade Pesto

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 thick slices multigrain bread or sourdough
  • 1 small can butter beans (lima beans) 12 oz/400 grams, drained weight of about 8.2oz/235 grams, unseasoned beans
  • 1 burrata cheese 8 oz or 225 grams
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil pesto homemade or storebought
  • 1 lemon zest from one lemon and 2 tbsp of lemon juice
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp chili flakes
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil plus 2 tbsp more if toasting the bread in the skillet

Instructions

  • Add the (drained) butter beans, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili flakes to a food processor and puree until relatively smooth (about 2-3 minutes). Add 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil and puree for another 30 seconds to blend the oil in.
  • Toast the bread slices (either in the toaster or in a skillet). Toasting them in the skillet will make them more indulgent as we’re brushing them with olive oil. If toasting them in a skillet, brush them with olive oil (about two tablespoons total for all four slices) and toast them in a skillet, cast iron pan, or grill pan for about 2 minutes on each side over medium-high heat until golden-brown.
  • Assemble the ingredients: the toasted bread, the seasoned mashed beans, the pesto, and the burrata.
  • Spread the pureed beans on the toasted bread. Add 1/4 of the burrata to each of the bread slices, on top of the mashed beans. Drizzle about 1 tbsp of pesto over each slice.