Cannellini Fresca

Name: Cannellini Fresca
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 cup dried cannellini beans; 4 cups water; 2 homemade chicken bouillon cubes; 2 fresh sage leaves, minced; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons minced scallions (green onions); 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 sprigs fresh sage; 1¼ teaspoons salt; 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

These cannellini beans are prepared the way the people of Florence enjoy them: lavished with extra virgin olive oil, sage, and black pepper. Nothing could be simpler and nothing more is needed—just a salad, or a little steak, some bread, and some Chianti Classico.

Ingredients

1 cup dried cannellini beans
4 cups water
2 homemade

Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Rinse and pick through the beans. Place them in a pot, and cover with cold water. Soak for 4 hours.
Drain the beans and place them in a medium-size saucepan. Add the water, bouillon cubes, sage sprigs, garlic, 1 tablespoon of the oil, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and blac