Romanian white bean purée
A traditional Romanian dish for cold days: dried white beans cooked with fresh water, blended with oil to create a mayonnaise-like consistency, seasoned w…
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Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time30 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodboiling
- Estimated cost$2.55 $0.64 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.68
- $0.21
- $0.63
- $0.02
- $0.01
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Thoroughly wash the beans and place them in a pot of cold water. Once they begin to boil, discard the water, cover with fresh cold water, and continue to cook until tender.
- Drain them, place them in a bowl with the salt, and mix while gradually adding the oil until you have a smooth paste. ≈ 4 min
- Add the lemon juice. ≈ 3 min
- Serve with finely chopped onion (raw or sautéed in oil). ≈ 2 min
The bill
Romanian white bean purée
- 500 g of dried white beans$1.68
- 1 onion$0.21
- 150 ml of oil$0.63
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.01
Total$2.55
that's $0.64 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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