Sprouted Navy Beans with Tomatoes and Dried Lime
Adapted from Food and Wine, May 2015
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sprouted navy beans, soaked in filtered water overnight
- sea salt
- 2-3 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Turmeric
- 1/2 cup organic crushed tomatoes
- 1 dried lime, pierced in several places (can purchase at middle eastern markets and specialty stores)
- • Feta cheese, sprouted bread, and fresh herbs and greens such as parsley, watercress and scallions, for serving
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Instructions
- Drain the beans. In a large saucepan cover the beans with fresh filtered water and bring to a boil. Simmer gently until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from heat, add a generous pinch of salt and let stand for 5 minutes then drain.
- Heat the oil in another saucepan. Add the cumin and turmeric and stir for 1 minute.
- Add the beans, tomatoes, dried lime and 1 ½ cups of fresh filtered water. Bring to a boil, cover partially and simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Discard the lime and season the beans with salt to taste.
- Serve with feta, sprouted bread and fresh herbs and greens.
Recipe Notes
Note: great with baked white fish (seasoned lightly with garlic salt and brushed with Dijon mustard and crushed pistachios before baking).
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