Thursday, January 4, 2018

Roasted garlic white bean cheddar mash

Ingredients

1/2 bag white beans cooked
2 heads or 1 giant head of garlic
extra virgin olive oil
A few handfuls of grated strong cheddar cheese
1/4 to 1/2 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
First, roast the 2 heads of garlic. Heat the oven to 180C/360F. Slice the top off each head of garlic (just a little, so that each clove is exposed) and brush the exposed cloves with olive oil. Wrap in foil and place in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove, unpeel the foil, and leave to cool down for about 15 minutes.Once they are cooled, squeeze out all of the garlic cloves into a small glass or bowl- they will now be soft and creamy and will ooze out of their skins very easily. Mash them with a fork, and then mix in a few tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Whisk until emulsified. Now add the white beans and the roasted garlic/olive oil mix to the same pan. Mash the beans into the garlic with a wooden spoon and/or a potato masher. Once they are mostly broken up, add the sour cream.Finally, over add the cheese and stir until melted in. Either serve or place in fridge till later and top with more cheese to reheat in the oven.  350 30 min and broil the top off.

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