Mashed Butter Beans with Tomato Sauce

Warm the butter beans. You can sauté them for a minute or two or put them in hot water for a few minutes.

Add the beans, garlic cloves, grated celery root and sea salt in the food processor. Blend well until you get a smooth paste. If you want to use it as a dip, you may need to add some warm water.

Heat the oil in a small skillet. Add the julienned onion and sauté for 5 minutes until tender. Add the tomato sauce and sauté for another minute.

Pour the onion and tomato sauce over the mashed beans.

Note: You can also use dry beans and boil them yourself but this takes longer. It is necessary to boil them for one hour and to change their boiling water at least 2 times in order to eliminate all bad enzymes. It is best to soak the beans overnight, this way the boiling period is reduced and the beans won’t cause any intestinal problems.