Sunday, November 28, 2010

Baked White Bean Cakes

3 cups cooked white beans (or canned)
2 eggs
1/4 cup grate Parmesan
2 Tbs. cup olive oil
1/4 cup minced red onion
2 Tbs. minced garlic
2 tsp. minced fresh rosemary or 1 tsp. dried
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
salt and pepper
Tomato sauce (fresh or jarred spaghetti sauce) and pine nuts to go on top

Pre-heat oven to 375 and grease a baking sheet.
Put the beans in a large bowl and mash with a fork.
Add the eggs and whisk with a fork.
Cook the onion and garlic in the olive oil until soft and golden. Stir in the rosemary and then set aside to cool a bit.
Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper into the beans. Add the onion/garlic mixture. Stir until combined. It should be the consistency of thick cookie dough.
Form the dough into 8 cakes on the prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 30 minutes, until golden and crisp.
Top cakes with tomato sauce and toasted pine nuts.

From Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian