White Beans and Chard

adapted from Super Natural Cooking

1/2 pound white beans, soaked and cooked with a chopped onion
olive oil, enough to go around the pan a few times plus more for drizzling
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
one bunch chard or spinach, cut into ribbons
salt and pepper
freshly grated Romano cheese
one loaf of good crusty bread

Heat the olive oil over medium high heat and add beans, stir and then press into a single layer.   Cook 3-4 minutes until crusty and then flip and repeat.  You might need to cook a few batches of beans at a time in order to get them all crusting in a single layer.  Remove all beans from the pan, add a splash more olive oil and cook the onion and garlic over medium heat until translucent.  Return beans to pan with the onion and garlic, salt and pepper to taste.  Add chard and cook until it begins to wilt.  Serve on a slice of toasted bread, topped with grated cheese and drizzled with olive oil.

The book suggests as a variation to omit the onion and garlic and to add a caramelized onion with the chard.  I think I’ll try that next time as it sounds equally delicious.

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