• Turnip White Bean Sage Puree With Lemon

    From Ben Collver@1:105/500 to All on Mon Sep 8 07:43:54 2025
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    Title: Turnip, White Bean And Sage Puree With Lemon
    Categories: Dips, Spreads
    Yield: 2 -1/2 cups

    1 c Dried small white beans;
    - soaked and drained
    5 c Water; warm
    1 sm Onion;
    - peeled and stuck with:
    1 Whole clove
    1 sm Whole turnip; peeled
    1 sm Carrot
    1 sm Celery rib
    1 cl Garlic
    1 sm Dried red chile
    5 Parsley sprigs
    1 sm Bay leaf
    2 tb Lemon juice
    2 ts Lemon zest; minced
    6 md Sage leaves; minced, plus a
    - few extra for garnish
    1/4 c Olive oil
    1/4 c Red onions; minced
    Salt and pepper; to taste

    Put beans in a deep saucepan or Dutch oven along with water, onion,
    turnip, carrot, celery, and garlic. Tie chile, parsley, and bay leaf
    together in a cheesecloth bag and add to the pot. Bring to a boil,
    cover and lower the heat. Simmer for 40 to 60 minutes or until the
    beans are very soft. Remove and discard onion, carrot, celery, and
    cheesecloth bag. Drain beans, saving the turnip and the garlic. Puree
    the beans, turnip, and garlic in a food processor until smooth.
    Transfer mixture to a bowl and add the lemon juice, lemon peel, sage,
    olive oil, and red onion. Taste for salt and pepper. Serve at room
    temperature with an additional sage leaf for garnish if desired. Use
    as a dip or as a side dish.

    Recipe by Sheryl and Mel London

    Recipe FROM: The Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean, p.481

    Posted by: Diane Lazarus

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