Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes collected from alt.food.vegan - and beyond!

Naked Babies in the Grass (Naakte Kindertjes In Het Gras)

Legumes - Navy bean - -

INGREDIENTS

500 g / 17.6 oz dried white navy (haricot) beans
750 g / 1.6 lb fresh green or snap beans
50 g / 1.7 oz butter
1 T sugar
1 t salt
1 L water

METHOD

Put the salt into the water, add the dried beans and let them soak overnight.

Boil the soaked beans in the same, salted water, turn down the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Slice the green beans to a preferred size and add them to the white beans. Let it simmer for an additional 15 minutes. If necessary, add some water. Drain and put the beans into a pre-heated, large bowl. Add butter and sugar, mix and serve at once.

NOTES

The name of the dish then becomes self-evident.

posted by Donna Schakelaar

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[Reply] - [link] - so sweet! - [kimchi858] - 2008/01/06 - 13:13

I love the name of this dish and the mental image it inspires. I'm going to the supermarket now anyway to pick up ingredients for a vegan moussaka and I think I will make this as a side dish.

Naked babies - too, too cute.