Seasoned Portuguese lupini beans

Name: Seasoned Portuguese lupini beans
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 500 g packaged ready-to-eat lupini beans; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp parsley; 30 ml olive oil; 1 tbsp lemon juice; Pepper and optional paprika

Ready-to-eat lupini beans tossed with garlic, parsley and lemon.

⏱ Estimated time: 15 minutes🍽 Servings: 6🇵🇹 Portugal

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Ingredients

500 g packaged ready-to-eat lupini beans
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp parsley
30 ml olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Pepper and optional paprika

Step-by-step method

Use only commercially prepared ready-to-eat lupini beans.
Drain and rinse briefly if very salty.
Finely chop garlic and parsley.
Toss beans with garlic, parsley, olive oil, lemon and pepper.
Rest for 10 minutes in the fridge to develop flavour and serve.

✦ Cooking tip

Raw lupins require specialised debittering to remove alkaloids; never substitute them for ready-to-eat beans.

A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.