Lima Bean Potato And Garlic Purée With Potato Crisps Food

LIMA BEAN, POTATO, AND GARLIC PURéE WITH POTATO CRISPS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, and garlic with enough water to cover by 1 inch and simmer, covered, 8 minutes. Add lima beans and simmer 8 minutes more, or until potatoes are tender.
• Reserve about 3/4 cup cooking liquid. Drain mixture in colander and force through a food mill fitted with a medium disk into a bowl. Stir in butter, salt and pepper to taste, and enough reserved liquid to reach desired consistency. Purée, covered and chilled, 1 day.
• Serve purée topped with potato crisps.

LIMA BEAN PUREE

Steps:

• Combine the lima beans and garlic, with broth or water to cover and simmer, covered, over low heat, for 15 minutes or until really tender (add more liquid if it is evaporating too quickly).
• Puree lima beans in a food processor with grated orange rind and butter. For a finer puree, pass the lima beans through a sieve or food mill to remove skins; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Can be made in advance and reheated in microwave oven or double boiler.

LIMA BEAN PUREE OR GREEN MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a small sauce pan heat the lima beans, chicken broth, rosemary, salt and pepper to boiling. Reduce heat and let simmer for a few minutes until limas are heated through, approx 5 minutes. Remove from heat and drain the lima beans reserving approximately 1/2 cup of liquid.
• Place hot lima beans back into the sauce pan. Add butter and chicken broth in 1 Tablespoon increments as needed. Either with a masher or with an emersion blender (I use the emersion blender) puree the lima bean/butter/broth mixture until silky smooth and they resemble "green mashed potatoes". If they seem too dry, add some more of the reserved chicken broth until the consistency is to your liking.
• These are a healthy alternative in our house and everyone loves them. Even the veggie haters always leave raving about these lima's!

POTATO/ROOT SALAD WITH LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Peel the celeriac and the sweet potato and the shallots. Unless you prefer, leave skins on the regular potatoes (removing eyes and other blemishes, of course).
• Cut the root vegetables into approximately one inch chunks (cut the celeriac smaller as it otherwise takes longer to cook than the others). Slice the shallots to about ¼ inch. Chop up the garlic and mix with the root vegetables in a roasting pan.
• Add enough olive oil to coat the vegetables, and add in all the seasonings except the fresh basil. Mix by hand, and spread out as possible in your pan.
• Bake in 450 F preheated oven for 20-30 minutes. If you couldn't spread the vegetables out, toss them after 20 minutes, and return to oven for 8-12 more minutes. Remove from oven.
• Transfer to a bowl, and with a fork, lightly break up the vegetables, but do not mash them.
• Boil the lima beans for approximately 30 minutes (you can do this while the rest of the food is roasting), drain, and add to the bowl after breaking up the root vegetables.
• Chop the basil and finely dice the celery, and mix inches
• For the dressing: mix the extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar together in a suitable vessel which can be shaken prior to use by those wishing some.
• Refrigerate/chill before serving.
• (Optional: Pan-fry 5 slices of bacon, drain and allow to cool. Crumble and serve on the side as an option. You can also add it directly to the serving bowl, but since I am not always aware of guests' dietary restrictions or preferences, I would prefer to leave this as an optional condiment for the salad.).

LIMA BEAN PURéE

Steps:

• Combine 6 cups water, lima beans, garlic, and rosemary sprig in large saucepan. Boil until beans are very soft, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Discard rosemary sprig. Transfer bean mixture to processor. Add butter and puree until smooth, adding some of reserved cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls as needed to moisten. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring occasionally and adding more reserved cooking liquid as needed to moisten.)