Butter Bean Mash With Goat Cheese Chives Food

BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Drain the beans and rinse under cold water.
• In a pan, add the olive oil and heat it up on a low to medium heat.
• Peel and chop the onion, and fry it until golden.
• Add the peeled and chopped garlic, and fry for a further 30 seconds, then add the beans, salt, pepper, paprika and water.
• Leave to simmer for 1 minute, then add everything to a blender.
• Blitz everything in a food processor until you get a smooth paste.
• Transfer to a bowl and decorate with rosemary.
• Serve warm or cold.

HERBED GOAT CHEESE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium pot, cover with cold water and add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring just to a simmer and simmer the potatoes, uncovered, until tender, about 45 minutes. Drain.
• Peel the potatoes and return them to the pot (if desired, pass them through a ricer or food mill after peeling). Mash the potatoes with the milk and butter using a fork or potato masher. Stir in the goat cheese, chives, dill, parsley and 2 teaspoons salt; season with pepper.

BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Drain the butter beans in a colander and rinse well.
• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add the onions and gently fry until softened - around 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for a further minute.
• Add the beans to the pan along with the water. Season well and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Use an immersion blender to blitz the beans into a smooth paste. You can alternatively transfer to a food processer (you may have to work in batches).
• Stir the chives into the mash and season to taste, if needed.

HERB MASHED POTATOES WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and salt. Boil potatoes 15 minutes or until fork tender.
• Begin other dishes for your menu with the pocket of time you have here.
• Pour the potatoes into a colander to drain. Return pot to stove. Adjust heat to medium. Add oil, then the butter. When butter melts, add shallots and saute 2 to 3 minutes. Add herbs, then potatoes back to the pot. Mash potatoes, adding stock as you work to achieve your desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove goat cheese from packaging and cut the small log into 4 discs. Serve potatoes on dinner plates and top each mound with a disk of goat cheese.

HERBY SAUSAGES WITH BUTTER BEAN MASH

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. Brush 1 tbsp oil over the sausages, and grill on a tray for 20 mins, turning regularly.
• Meanwhile, heat the rest of the oil in a saucepan over a low heat. Add most of the spring onion and cook for 5 mins until softened. Add the beans, garlic, and lemon zest and juice, cook for a few mins more, then gently mash with a potato masher to get a thick, creamy consistency. Season and cook for 5 mins more until warmed through. Scatter over the remaining spring onion and serve with the sausages and wilted greens.

GOAT CHEESE MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the potatoes, garlic and 1 tablespoon salt in a large pot with enough water to cover the potatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, until very tender.
• Drain the potatoes and garlic and process them together through a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade set on top of a bowl. While the potatoes are still hot, stir in the goat cheese, butter, sour cream, half-and-half, 4 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into a 9-by-12-by-2-inch oval baking dish, smoothing the top. Sprinkle the Parmesan on top and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until lightly browned. Serve hot.

SMASHED POTATOES WITH GOAT CHEESE & CHIVES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a saucepan, and cover with cold water to 2 inches above. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain. Return the potatoes to pan over low heat; add remaining 1 teaspoon salt and butter to pan. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher to desired consistency.
• Add cheese and peper to potato mixture; stir until cheese melts. Stir in milk; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in chives.

GOAT CHEESE MASHED POTATOES WITH LEEKS AND CHIVES

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, with enough cold water to cover them by 1 inch and simmer them for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they are tender. While the potatoes are cooking, in a heavy skillet cook the leek, the onion, and the garlic in 2 tablespoons of the butter, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft. Drain the potatoes, return them to the pan, and steam them over moderate heat, shaking the pan, for 30 seconds, or until any excess liquid is evaporated. Force the potatoes through a ricer or the medium disk of a food mill into a bowl and stir in the milk, the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, the leek mixture, half the goat cheese, the chives, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon the mixture into a buttered 2-quart baking dish, sprinkle the remaining goat cheese over the top, and bake the mixture in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 20 minutes.