White Bean Skordalia
White beans can replace potatoes to make a silky mash full of flavour
Makes enough for: 1 batch Skordalia
Ingredients
- 45 mls lemon flavoured olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- 20 mls lemon juice
- 1 x 410 g tin white beans, rinsed and drained
Method
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- Place the olive oil into a small sauce pan
- Add the garlic and heat over a low temperature for 5 minutes
- Add the lemon juice and beans
- Blend using a stick blender until smooth
- Heat over a medium temperature
- Season to taste
- Add fresh herbs as a garnish if desired
Notes
To make your own lemon infused oil, place the peel of one lemon into 250mls of oil and leave to steep until the lemon flavour has infused to suit your taste buds.