Side Dishes Starters/Snacks Lunch/Dinner Spiced Crispy Feta And Butter Bean Stew

Serves : 4

Preparation Time: Ready in 20 Minutes

Spiced Crispy Feta And Butter Bean Stew

Ingredients

  • 80g Paxo golden breadcrumbs
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp onion granules
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 block feta, halved
  • 25g flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 leek, sliced
  • 4 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
  • 1 pack cherry tomatoes, halved (250g)
  • 1 tin butter beans
  • 1 vegetable stock pot/cube
  • 1 handful curly kale 
  • 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Method

  1. Tip the breadcrumbs into a bowl.
  2. Add half the smoked paprika, the onion granules and black pepper and mix.
  3. Dip the feta into the flour, then eggs and then the spiced breadcrumbs.
  4. Place in the air fryer for 10 minutes at 200°C until golden and crispy, turning half way through.
  5. Meanwhile, heat a sauté pan until medium hot.
  6. Add the oil, onion and leek and stir.
  7. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
  8. Add smoked paprika and thyme and stir.
  9. Add the cherry tomatoes, beans and vegetable stock.
  10. Add ½ can water and stir well.
  11. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes until hot through.
  12. Season with black pepper and stir in the curly kale and parsley.
  13. Simmer for another 2 minutes.
  14. Divide the stew between bowls.
  15. Cut the feta in half and place on top of the stew.