White Bean Stew With Spinach and Veggie Sausages
Tastes better than it looks. I made a rather successful pot of bean stew today, so I thought I'd share the recipe. I cooked it on the hob, but if you like, this would do fine in a slow cooker as long as you are using tinned beans. Don't use uncooked beans in a slow cooker. I really cannot take a decent food photo! I need Bibi to come over and do it. You Will Need: A good glug of olive oil (about 5 tablespoons) 1 bulb of garlic, cloves peeled and coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons rosemary (dried is okay, but crumble it first) 2 teaspoons dried thyme (or a few fresh sprigs) 2 bay leaves A good grind of black pepper 1 veggie stock cube 4 tins (more or less is fine) small white beans (I used Great Northern Beans), rinsed and drained (about) 1 lb. fresh spinach, stemmed and chopped coarsly Water to cover-twice 1 package vegetarian Italian sausages-I like Light Life (They don't pay me to say that) Finely grated hard cheese is you like A drizzle of good quality olive oil to finish In...