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Weeknight saag tofu with garlic butter beans

Weeknight saag tofu with garlic butter beans

Spinach sauce and crispy tofu with a shortcut: a tin of butter beans warmed in garlic underneath.

Total time
30 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
Protein / serving
28g

Ingredients

Servings 2

Method

  1. Step 1

    Fry the tofu in half the oil until golden; remove.

  2. Step 2

    Blitz and fry onion, garlic and ginger; add spices.

  3. Step 3

    Add blitzed spinach; simmer 8 minutes, then soya cream and tofu.

  4. Step 4

    Warm the beans with the sliced garlic in their liquid.

  5. Step 5

    Beans in the bowl, saag on top, lemon over; chapatis alongside.

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Nutrition per serving

Approximate values per serving
Calories520 kcal
Protein28g
Carbohydrates42g
– of which sugars6g
Fibre13g
Fat26g
– of which saturates4g
– of which omega-30.6g
Calcium540mg
Iron6.4mg
Salt1g
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