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White bean and arugula pasta

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White bean and arugula pasta, from the video Makes 2
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Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta.
  • water
  • ½ lb pasta
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 2 whole shallots
  • 300 g cherry tomatoes
Crush, peel and finely chop the garlic; finely chop the shallots; halve the cherry tomatoes lengthways; rinse and drain the beans; roughly chop the parsley.
  • 1 can navy or cannellini beans
  • 10 g fresh parsley
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
Heat a sauté pan over medium with 3 tbsp olive oil. When the water boils, cook the pasta to package instructions.
Sauté the shallots and garlic 3 to 4 minutes to sweat and infuse the oil.
Add the salt, pepper and optional chili flakes and stir; add the tomatoes and cook 3 to 4 minutes until softened.
  • ½ tsp salt
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • chili flakes
  • ¾ cup pasta cooking water
Add the beans, parsley and about 3/4 cup pasta cooking water and stir.
  • ¼ cup plain-based parmesan
Grate in about a quarter cup of plant-based parmesan and stir; drain the pasta, add to the pan and fold in.
  • fresh arugula
  • fresh lemon juice
Plate generously and top with a handful of fresh arugula and a squeeze of lemon juice.