Description
These white beans in garlic sweet potato sauce with tofu feta are exactly the kind of meal you want when you're craving something warm and comforting — but without the heaviness. The recipe is dairy-free, easy to make, packed with flavor, and delivers an impressive 34 g of plant protein per serving.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans white beans (14 oz / 400 g each)
- 1 large sweet potato (400 g)
- 1 large pointed red pepper or red bell pepper
- 1 large red onion
- 2 large garlic cloves (or 4 small)
- salt and black pepper
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 cup (250 ml) creamy plant milk (e.g. soy or pea)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 handful fresh spinach (optional)
For the tofu feta
- 7 oz (200 g) firm tofu
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ¼ tsp dried oregano or 1 sprig fresh dill
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
For the tofu feta
- Combine all marinade ingredients in a container with a lid.
- Break the tofu into bite-sized chunks, add it to the marinade, close the lid, and shake gently so everything is evenly coated.
- Place in the refrigerator to marinate.
For the beans in sauce
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Dice the sweet potato, cut the onion into wedges, and chop the pepper into large pieces.
- Place the vegetables and the unpeeled garlic cloves on a parchment-lined baking sheet without mixing them together.
- Season with ¼ tsp salt and black pepper and roast for 25–27 minutes until soft and lightly browned.
- Set aside about one-third of the roasted sweet potato and onion pieces.
- Squeeze the roasted garlic out of its skins and blend it with the remaining roasted vegetables, nutritional yeast, plant milk, lemon juice, ⅓–½ cup (80–100 ml) aquafaba, ½ tsp salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Drain the beans slightly and heat them in a large skillet.
- Stir in the sweet potato sauce and bring everything to a simmer.
- Chop the spinach and stir it in. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve topped with the tofu feta and the reserved roasted vegetables.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 of 3 servings
- Calories: 490 kcal
- Sugar: 17.7 g
- Fat: 9.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 52.5 g
- Fiber: 18.2 g
- Protein: 34.3