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Aduki Beans and Pasta

Straightforward filling food.
This is an English dish, making 4 normal portions.

Ingredients

200 gm dry aduki beans
1 large white onion
3 fat cloves garlic
30 ml Zaytoun FAIRTRADE Palestinian olive oil
1 kg ripe tomatoes
200 gm FAIRTRADE pasta
some chopped herbs
100 gm grated cheese
to taste salt
to taste FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper
FAIRTRADE Sources
Fresh food
Pasta
Pulses
Herbs and Spices
Olive Oil

Method

Preparation

Soak the aduki beans overnight in cold water, and then cook until tender.
Skin the onions and chop fine.
Skin the cloves of garlic, chop 2 of them, and crush the third.
Chop the tomatoes into eighths.

Cooking

Sauce
Fry the chopped onion and garlic in the oil until soft and then add the tomatoes. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the cooked aduki beans and simmer for another 10 minutes (whilst the pasta cooks) and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Cook the pasta in the usual way (12 minutes in boiling water).

Assembly

Put about 10 ml of olive oil in a warm bowl and add the crushed garlic, mix a little.
Add the cooked and drained pasta, and then stir in the grated cheese and herbs.

To serve

Serve the pasta and the aduki tomatoey sauce in separate bowls.