Spicy Escarole and Beans

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Flavors of the Sun: The Sahadi’s Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients

By Christine Sahadi Whelan

Published 2021

  • About

This combination of beans and greens will be familiar to Italian cooks, but I think the addition of spices and hot chiles makes it even more enticing. It works equally well as an accompaniment to simple entrées or as a meatless entrée because the beans give it a satisfying heft. To make this an especially satisfying one-dish meal or brunch dish, crack 4 eggs on top of the mixture as it simmers with the beans (cover the pan to help the eggs set) and dust with a bit more Aleppo pepper. Wash t