Vegan White Bean Stew Recipe
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Vegan White Bean Stew Recipe
Description
The stew starts by cooking soaked navy beans in water with crushed garlic, diced onion, halved cherry tomatoes, and a mix of herbs including rosemary, thyme, sage, and bay leaf. The beans simmer gently until soft but intact, about two hours, allowing the flavors to meld while the tomatoes break down slightly, enriching the broth.
Once cooked, the bay leaf and thyme stems are discarded, and the stew is reheated before serving with the gremolata mixed in. The gremolata combines minced garlic, coarse sea salt, olive oil, and finely chopped basil, chives, and parsley, lending brightness to the savory bean base.
This dish works well served alone with crusty bread and a fresh crunchy salad, or as a side complementing larger meals. The slow cooking of beans with herbs and fresh tomato notes creates a comforting texture and layered flavors that highlight the wholesome ingredients.
Ingredients
Classic Vegetarian White Beans
- 1.5 c Navy beans soaked overnight, rinsed and drained
- water
- 2 Cloves garlic crushed
- 1 c onion diced
- 1 c cherry tomato halved
- 1 small Sprig rosemary
- 1 Large Sprig thyme
- 1 teaspoon sage fresh, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp black pepper fresh ground
Gremolata
- 1 Clove garlic minced finely
- 1 tsp sea salt coarse
- ¼ c olive oil
- ½ c basil finely chopped
- ½ c parsley soft herbs, finely chopped
- ½ c chives soft herbs, finely chopped
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Classic Vegetarian White Beans
- Add all ingredients into a heavy bottomed pot and add water until beans are covered by about an inch.
- Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer, put lid on and let cook approximately 2 hours, until beans are soft inside but still holding their shape. (If beans are boiling over during cooking, you can leave lid partially open or turn tempurature down a bit.) Let cool and discard bay leaf and thyme stems. When ready to serve, gently reheat and stir through salted gremolata (below). If you opt not to use the gremolata, be sure to season your beans with salt and pepper to taste.
Gremolata and Assembly
- Mix all ingredients except additional salt and pepper for seasoning. Right before serving, stir gremolata into hot beans and season to taste with any additional salt and pepper.
- This recipe is excellent on it's own, served with a little crusty bread and a simple crunchy salad or as a side dish to a larger meal. These beans also work great as a base for cassoulet or do like the Italians and top crostini with the creamy beans. These will keep 3-5 days in your fridge and you can easily double the batch if you want leftovers.
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