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The miso mustard bean bake features butter beans coated in a savory mix of miso, mustard, and spices, then baked with a breadcrumb topping until golden. It's a quick, protein-rich vegan dish ready in 35 minutes with bold, comforting flavors.
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Duration35 minutes
Servings4

Ingredients

For the breadcrumb topping
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g sourdough bread
  • 10 g nutritional yeast
  • 10 g fresh thyme
  • Salt and pepper to taste
For the miso mustard butter bean bake
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 large leeks
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • 3 400 g tins of butter beans
  • 4 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp miso paste
  • 10 g nutritional yeast
  • 300 ml plant-based milk
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Prepare the breadcrumbs

  • Pick the thyme leaves off the woody stalks.
  • Rip the bread into the food processor and blitz into coarse crumbs.
  • Warm the olive oil in the pan over a medium high heat.
  • Add the breadcrumbs to the pan and stir for 2 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the nutritional yeast, thyme leaves and a good pinch of salt and pepper over the breadcrumbs and continue to cook until the breadcrumbs are a nice golden brown.
  • Transfer the breadcrumbs to a bowl and wipe the pan clean.

Prepare the miso mustard butter bean bake ingredients

  • Trim the leek and cut into ½ cm thick rounds.
  • Peel and grate the garlic.
  • Zest the lemon.
  • Open the beans and drain approx. ⅔’s of the liquid out of each can.

Cook the beans

  • Warm the olive oil in the pan over medium heat.
  • Add the leeks to the pan and fry for 6-7 minutes, stirring occasionally until soft and golden.
  • Add the garlic and lemon zest and stir for 2 minutes.
  • Pour the beans and the liquid into the pan, fold to coat and simmer for 1 minute.
  • Add the miso, mustard, nutritional yeast and lemon juice to the pan and stir to combine.
  • Pour the plant based milk into the pan, fold to coat, and leave to simmer for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Taste and season to perfection with salt and pepper (we recommend going heavy on the pepper).

Finish and serve

  • Take the pan off the heat and sprinkle over the breadcrumbs.
  • Put the pan in the oven and grill until golden brown and crispy (approx. 4 minutes).
  • Take the pan out of the oven and serve immediately.