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Give your next meal some international flavor. This recipe for Spanish Garlic Mushrooms combines olives, white beans, and rosemary for an enticing side dish that’s filling enough to eat on its own. Read on to learn about wine pairing with garlic dishes.
Ingredients:
- 1 15-oz can of white beans, drained
- 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, minced
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 8 oz button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 1 oz garlic, sliced thinly
- 2 tbsp canned black olives, drained
- 1 baguette
- 1 tsp fresh tarragon, optional
- ½ tsp toasted fennel seeds, optional
Instructions:
- Place beans in a middle bowl. Add olive oil, rosemary, salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast. Using a fork, smash them until they form a paste.
- In a medium sauté pan, add olive oil, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes. Add fennel and olives, cooking for about 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
- Slice baguette into biased cuts and toast them, either under the broiler or on a skillet with 1-2 tablespoon of olive oil. Toast until golden.
- Once toasted, spread the bean mixture onto the bread. Top with mushroom mixture and garnish with tarragon. For additional flavor, grind toasted fennel seed sprinkled over top. Serve with sliced crusty bread for tapas or rice for a heartier meal.
Suggestions for wine pairing with garlic:
When garlic is raw, you’ll want a wine that’s higher in acidity. With our cooked Spanish Garlic Mushrooms, though, you can’t go wrong with a full-bodied Spanish or Italian red. Try a Syrah or even a Shiraz. Shop our Last Chance Wines to find great deals so you can experiment with different varieties!
What do you do with the white beans after you smash them? Do you cook them? Do they magically fly onto the sandwich?
Hi John!
Thank you for providing your feedback and for bringing this to our attention. We have let our team know and made some changes to the blog about what to do with the beans! Please refer back and reach out to our customer service team [email protected] if you have any further concerns or inquiries!
At what point do the beans come back into the picture? I assume the bean mixture gets warm, since everything else does… Thanks!
Hi Amy!
Thank you for providing your feedback and for bringing this to our attention. We have notified our team and made some changes to the blog, as for what to do with the beans. Please refer back and reach out to our customer service team [email protected] if you have any further concerns or inquiries!