My new friend, Flageolet!

Only the other day, when browsing Morrisons, was it that I discovered the humble tin of Flageolet beans. Touted as "France's Favourite", I decided to part with my 50-odd-pence, and give them a bash! I have to say, the lunch I made around them was so nice, I considered making it again for dinner.

Sweet potato and swede mash:
I fried a white onion and one small carrot in a saucepan on a low heat until soft, whilst microwaving one small sweet potato. Once soft, I kept the mix in a bowl, and using the same pan, cooked 100g frozen diced swede in vegeable stock. When the swede was ready, I drained the water into a bowl for re-use in the green beans and flagolet recipe. The sweet potato was peeled and chopped, all of the above were mixed together and mashed, then set aside whilst I cooked this next bit...

Green beans and flagolet beans mixture:
I returned the stock to the pan, and added 80g frozen green beans along with 1/4 tin flagolet beans. I also added 1tbsp of the liquid from the tin. In five minutes, the beans were cooked, so I drained and mixed them.

Salt, pepper, and a bit of faffing later, this is what I got...

Tasty!

This will surprise my mum, as I normally moan about the blandness of rice, but for dinner I made this filling plate...

Yumyumyum.

Brown rice, with fried diced red onion and sliced mushrooms, mixed with olive oil, toasted pumpkin seeds, and linseed. And a nob of Vialite on top. So good.

Before rolling into bed, I have pre-made tomorrow's lunch. Sliced pickled beetroot, pickled red cabbage, grated carrot, and chopped celery in one box. Grapes, mixed dried fruit, dried apricots, and linseed in the other. And a ten calorie soup to mix with a 30p cup of hot water from the uni cafe. I love pickled things, for me this will be a tasty lunch! Though those soups are the consistency of stock, I prefer that to the gloopy ones. Bleugh. No matter what flavour (this one's 'chicken') they're all vegan too. Which says quite a lot about how much crap they contain, but never mind!

Preparation is key!

I can't wait to use the rest of the Flageolets.

P.S. In case anyone worries about the amount of frying going on, I use Fry Light "One Calorie Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray". It's easy, prevents waste, and is obviously not fatty! But you can't beat a bit of proper olive oil for dressing food. Compromise my friends.