Mashed Beans with Fried Eggs and Fresh Oregano

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Mashed Beans with Fried Eggs and Fresh Oregano

This simple dish features mashed white beans blended with cooking liquid to a smooth cream, seasoned with salt, and topped with a fried egg and fresh oregano leaves. A sprinkle of sweet paprika and a drizzle of olive oil finish the plate alongside fresh salad greens. The meal offers a creamy texture with the richness of the egg, earthiness from oregano, and subtle smoky notes from paprika, suitable as a nourishing breakfast or light meal.

Description

Mashed Beans with Fried Eggs and Fresh Oregano begins with soaking white beans overnight, followed by boiling until tender in salted water. The beans are blended with some of their cooking water to create a smooth, creamy consistency, seasoned to taste with salt. Meanwhile, an egg is fried in olive oil until cooked to preference.

The dish is assembled by placing the fried egg atop the mashed beans, garnished with fresh oregano leaves, salad greens, and a dusting of sweet paprika. The combination provides creamy, savory mashed beans complemented by the runny or firm yolk of the egg and herbal brightness from oregano. The paprika adds a mild smoky warmth.

This straightforward preparation works well at breakfast or a light lunch, delivering protein and gentle flavors that balance each other. The optional leek ash can add an additional smoky element.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 100 g White beans
  • 1 egg
  • 1 bunch Salad
  • 1 tsp paprika sweet
  • 1 prig oregano fresh
  • 10 ml olive oil
  • salt
  • leek ash optional

Instructions

  1. Soak the beans in a bowl of water in the refrigerator for 12 hours. Then rinse and boil in salted water. Once cooked, drain the beans, but keep the boiling water, and process the beans in a blender, gradually adding more of the boiled water until you get a smooth cream. Add salt to taste.
  2. Fry the egg in a pan with a little oil.
  3. Place the fried egg on top of the mashed beans, add the lettuce, oregano leaves and season with paprika and salt.

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