White beans with cardoons and roasted garlic

White beans with cardoons and roasted garlic

Vegetarian

Slow-cooked white beans with artichokes, roasted garlic, and a mild paprika-infused onion sofrito. A vegetarian dish from Andalusia, tender and fragrant.

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This Andalusian dish combines tender white beans with cardoons, roasted garlic, and a paprika-infused onion sofrito. Allow approximately 2 hours for preparation.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$1.20 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.34
  • $0.09
  • $0.21
  • $0.20
  • $0.01
  • $0.29
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut off the inner part of the thistle stem, removing the fine hairs and white down, which is bitter. Cut it to the size of green beans, then cook it in salted water with a little lemon juice.
  2. Roast the garlic head, then rinse it to remove any small, burnt skins. ≈ 2 min
  3. Place the beans in a large pot and cover with water. When most of the water has evaporated, add fresh water.
  4. Sauté the onion in olive oil until it is softened. When it is halfway cooked, add the sweet paprika and stir to prevent burning. Pour the sofrito over the beans.
  5. Add the garlic cloves to the stockpot. ≈ 3 min
  6. Once the thistle is cooked, add it to the beans and season with salt. ≈ 4 min
  7. Taste to check the seasoning and cooking. ≈ 2 min

The bill

White beans with cardoons and roasted garlic

  • dried white beans$0.34
  • One head of garlic$0.09
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika$0.20
  • salt$0.01
  • olive oil$0.29
  • A little bit of lemon juice$0.06

Total$1.20

that's $0.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • dried white beans
  • One stalk of artichoke
  • One head of garlic
  • 1 onion
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • A little bit of lemon juice

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