02/04/2024
WINTER SQUASH SERIES #2! This is my Garlic, Bean and Greens concoction that I love! I ate something similar in an Italian restaurant and came up with this dish. Adding the squash to it is new, and SO GOOD! The squash was not mushy, but had a nutty flavor. Yummy! TRY IT!
Recipe: Black Kutsu (sweet nutty flavor)Komi Nut squash sweet buttery flavor. Other squash that would work: Acorn or Red Kurt.
2 cans cannellini beans
8oz. Vegetable stock
1 small bunch of kale chopped
4 garlic cloves
1 small onion or 2 crazy type like I had in the post!
Herbs-whatever you like. I used oregano, parsley, and sage
Extra virgin olive oil- I don’t know exactly how much just lightly drizzle on stuff! Maybe 2T?
Salt (1/4tsp) and pepper
Crunchy topping stuff: I have to give credit to (Instagram) for this idea! My amounts are a little different then hers and I am missing an ingredient she uses, but she inspired it!
1/4C nutritional yeast (NOOCH, high in protein, b vitamins, and B12 if fortified with it)
1/4C raw almonds (try toasting them first, enhanced flavors)
1T garlic powder
1/4t salt
You could replace the NOOCH with Parmesan cheese if you aren’t vegan and want to try that. But honestly the NOOCH makes it crunchier, tastier and provides higher nutrient value!
Some nutrition facts:
(I didn’t count the bread, I don’t usually have it with my beans and greens, I eat it straight up! Haha!But I felt like it looked better with the dish for purposes of posting! Haha! )
1C serving size= ~350 Kcals, 17g Protein, 14g Fiber- gut micro biomed bacteria are celebrating this! High in: vitamins A, B’s, C and K (kale is responsible for this one!) potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, and zinc. Nutrient Dense!!!! AND SO TASTY!!! TRY IT! I will be making my greens and beans with squash from now on!
