Saturday, March 30, 2013

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Mint and Butter Bean Pate - 5 pts plus; 29g Carbohydrate; 12g Dietary Fiber

 

                     
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                        Mint and Butter Bean Pate
 
Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 8     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Condiment                       LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
                LowerCarbs                      LowFat (Less than 30%)
                Vegan
 
  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cans  butter beans -- (15 oz) drained
                        Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
  2                     garlic cloves -- crushed
  2        Tablespoons  finely chopped fresh mint
  4        Tablespoons  olive oil
  4        Tablespoons  water -- (approx)
                        Salt and freshly ground black pepper
                        To garnish: -- Sprigs of mint
                        To serve: -- Pita bread triangles, Mixed salad leaves and cherry tomatoes
 
Place the butter beans and lemon juice in a food processor and blend until
smooth. Add the lemon zest, garlic, mint and olive oil, adjusting the
amount of water to give a smooth pate. Season to taste then spoon the
mixture into a serving dish or individual ramekins and garnish with mint
sprigs.
 
Serve butter bean pate with warm pita triangles and a salad garnish of
lettuce and tomatoes.
 
Makes 2 cups (serves 8 one-quarter cup servings)
 
Source:
  "Mr. Falafel @ Veganfood blog"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
  "March 2013"
Yield:
  "2 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 216 Calories; 7g Fat (29.6%
calories from fat); 11g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 12g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 36mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0
Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.
 
 
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 5704 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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