Dry broad bean puree with ham and pepper

Dry broad bean puree with ham and pepper

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A thick puree of dried broad beans, mixed with fried green tomatoes and peppers, finished with diced ham and golden garlic: a rustic Spanish dish.

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This Spanish-style broad bean puree is thick, fragrant with garlic, and spiced with peppers and tomatoes. Small pieces of ham garnish it.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 40 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total6 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$8.90 $2.23 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $4.55
  • $3.16
  • $0.10
  • $0.69
  • $0.36
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the broad beans for 4 hours.
  2. Bring a pot of water to a boil with the bay leaf, then add the broad beans and cook them.
  3. Blend the puréed broad beans using a blender, adding a little of the cooking water if the mixture is too thick. ≈ 4 min
  4. Heat olive oil in a pan, add thinly sliced garlic and cook until softened. Then, add the chopped peppers and tomato puree, and let it simmer for a few minutes.
  5. Add the broad bean puree to this mixture and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  6. Add the fried green peppers, mix well, and season with salt. The mashed potatoes should remain thick. ≈ 4 min
  7. Decorate with ham dice and golden garlic cloves, sliced thinly. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Dry broad bean puree with ham and pepper

  • dried broad beans, peeled$4.55
  • green peppers$3.16
  • Allium sativum$0.10
  • Natural, blended tomato$0.69
  • olive oil$0.36
  • salt$0.04

Total$8.90

that's $2.23 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • dried broad beans, peeled
  • green peppers
  • Allium sativum
  • One bay leaf
  • Natural, blended tomato
  • small diced ham
  • olive oil
  • salt

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