MUSHROOM & WHITE BEAN STEW

Ingredients

• 1tbsp olive oil
• 2 white onions
• 3 garlic cloves
• fresh thyme
• 400g closed cup mushrooms
• 500g white beans or butterbeans
• 300ml vegetable stock
• 3tbsp crème fraîche
• few handfuls of spinach
• 1/2 lemon
• optional seeds, chilli flakes or fresh herbs to serve

Method 

1. Prepare your vegetable: Finely chop your onion and mince your garlic. Slice your mushrooms into even pieces. Wash your spinach.
2. Sauté your onion in olive oil until soft and then add in your garlic and fresh thyme. After another minute add in your mushrooms. Cook until they’ve softened.
3. Add in your beans, followed by your stock and crème fraîche. Simmer until the stew has started to thicken.
4. Add in your greens, I went for spinach. Once cooked, adjust seasoning if needed and then serve with crusty bread, potatoes, rice or pasta! Top with optional chilli flakes, seeds and fresh herbs.