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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 500 g black beans
  • 1 few stalks thyme
  • 1 teaspoon pureed chipotle chile
  • 125 g goat's cheese
  • 100 g creme fraiche
  • 1 small handful mint

Method

  • Heat a heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat and add the oil.
  • When it is hot, stir in the onion and cook for 10 minutes, until the onion is soft and translucent but not browning.
  • Add the garlic and cook for a few minutes before adding the black beans and their liquid, the thyme and chipotle.
  • Cook for about 10 minutes to allow the flavours to combine, before whizzing for a few seconds with a hand-held blender to create a textured mixture of whole and partially crushed black beans.
  • Put the goat's cheese in a small bowl and use a fork to beat in a few tablespoons of creme fraiche and fresh mint.
  • Serve little cupfuls of the bean broth with dollops of the goat's cheese cream on top.