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Blistered Tomatoes + Butter Beans on Cool, Creamy Yogurt

This one is all about contrast. Sweet, bursting tomatoes, tender butter beans to soak up the juices, all tumbled on a bed of cool, creamy yogurt. It's a great addition to any mezze spread or summer lunch. Don't forget focaccia for mopping it all up! 

Feeds: 4
Takes: 10 minutes
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Ingredients

1 jar Queen Butter Beans - drained, bean stock reserved

2 tsp fennel seeds

2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for finishing

500g cherry tomatoes

1 tbsp light vinegar

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 tsp sweet smoked paprika

1 tsp dried thyme or oregano

750g thick, full fat Greek-style yogurt (or plant-based yogurt) - opt for the thickest you can find!

Small bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked

Focaccia or crusty sourdough, to serve

Directions

1

Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the fennel seeds and toast them dry for 30 seconds to 1 minute until fragrant and just starting to darken.

2

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan and let it get hot. Add the cherry tomatoes with a good pinch of salt - you may want to add a pinch of sugar here, depending on the quality of your tomatoes. Let them blister and burst, shaking the pan occasionally - about 8-10 minutes. You want them charred, jammy and slightly collapsing.

3

Reduce the heat to low. Stir in the garlic, paprika and dried herbs. Let everything sizzle together for a minute until fragrant - the tomato juices will help stop the garlic catching.

4

Add the vinegar and let it bubble and reduce slightly for 1–2 minutes.

5

Tip in the butter beans, reserving the bean stock for now, and add a few cracks of black pepper. Stir to coat the beans in the tomatoey juices and to warm the beans through - 2-3 minutes. If you want it a little more saucy, add a few spoonfuls of the bean stock.

6

Generously spoon the yogurt onto a serving plate or bowl. Pile the beans and tomatoes on top and scatter with a few fresh basil leaves. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil, and mop up with toasted focaccia.

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