Need to make dinner in a dash? This quick and easy cannellini bean soup is the perfect fast winter warmer for those busy week nights!

SERVES 2 // COOKING TIME 15 min

INGREDIENTS
2 tins cannellini beans
Handful micro-basil
1 cup vegetable stock
½ cup cream
¼ cup sunflower seeds, toasted

METHOD
1. Fry beans and most of the basil in olive oil for 5 minutes. Add stock and cream, bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes.
2. Purée the soup. Serve with remaining basil and toasted sunflower seeds.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Kendall-Leigh Nash // HMimages.co.za

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This smashed cannellini and avocado on toast is a breakfast with flair that will trump your plain avo on toast! And with this quick and easy recipe, it’s bound to become your new brekkie staple.

SERVES 2 // COOKING TIME 15 min

INGREDIENTS
2 tins cannellini beans
3 tbsp olive oil
2 slices sourdough, toasted
½ avocado, mashed
Handful rocket
1 lemon, zested and juiced

METHOD
1. Mash the beans with the oil. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Smear bean mash on toast.
3. Add avo and rocket.
4. Sprinkle with lemon zest and juice.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Kendall-Leigh Nash // HMimages

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In need of a quick lunch? This cannellini bean and chorizo salad is the perfect easy meal that you can whip up in a flash. We also love it because you can enjoy it chilled or warm, depending on the weather.

SERVES 2 // COOKING TIME 20 min

INGREDIENTS
30 g chorizo, sliced
1 red onion, cut into wedges
2 tins cannellini beans
3 tbsp parsley, chopped
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp olive oil

METHOD
1. Fry the chorizo. Char onion in a hot pan then toss together chorizo, onion and beans.
2. Whisk together the parsley, vinegar and oil until emulsified. Pour over the salad.

TIP: Chorizo not your thing? You can swap it out for salami as a more budget-friendly option!

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