White Bean Béchamel over Asparagus
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Total time: 13 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 3 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Our versatile white bean sauce can be used as a topping for your favourite vegetables, grilled meats or seafood. Just change up the herbs to meet your tastes.
Ingredients
Canned white beans
15 oz, reserve 1/2 cup of bean liquid
Silken tofu
4 oz, or 1/2 cup
Onion
1 small, halved
Ground nutmeg
⅛ tsp(s), or to taste
Table salt
⅛ tsp(s), or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ pinch(es), or to taste
Asparagus
1½ pound(s), spears, steamed
Instructions
1
Combine beans, reserved liquid, tofu and half onion in container of a blender or food processor; blend until smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes.
2
Spoon sauce into a small sauce pan and heat over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stir in nutmeg and season to taste with salt and pepper.
3
Place asparagus on a serving platter and top with sauce. Yields 1/4 of asparagus and about 1/2 cup of sauce per serving.
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