Arugula Bacon And Butter Bean Side Dish For Pork Recipe Video

While rocket is a wonderful green for salads, chef John really enjoys using it as an herb in hot dishes like this Butter Beans with Bacon and Rocket. The secret is a very, very brief cooking so it keeps its fresh spicy flavor, and bright color. Butter Beans with Bacon and Rocket makes a great side dish for so many main courses, and in the video below you'll see it next to a maple-brined pork loin. Don't let the bacon fat in this recipe scare you. Believe me, it's way more afraid of you than you are of it. Enjoy!

Summary

Cooking Time5 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexAverageServings2
CuisineCourse
TasteMethod
DishMain Ingredient,

Ingredients

 Bacon strips4 , null (Null)
 Olive oil1 Tablespoon, null (Null)
 Salt To Taste, null (Null)
 Ground black pepper To Taste, null (Null)
 Butter beans15 Ounce, drained and rinsed (Null)
 Garlic3 , null (Null)
 Arugula1 Cup (16 tbs), null (Null)
 Lemon juice1⁄2 Tablespoon, null (Null)

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 868 Calories from Fat 133

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15 g23.1%

Saturated Fat 3.8 g18.8%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 5.9 mg2%

Sodium 496 mg20.7%

Total Carbohydrates 138 g45.8%

Dietary Fiber 40.8 g163.3%

Sugars 18.4 g

Protein 49 g97.3%

Vitamin A 4.8% Vitamin C 8.3%

Calcium 20% Iron 91.1%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

MAKING
1) Put the olive oil in a pan and add the bacon slices. Crisp the meat on medium heat.
2) Once the bacon is quite crisp, add the butter bean. Do not drain the bacon fat as that would act as the sauce.
3) Add the black pepper and salt and mix well. Let the ingredients cook for about 3 minutes.
4) Add the garlic, toss and cook quickly for about 30 seconds.
5) Next, add the arugula and cook well. As soon as the greens have wilted turn off the heat.
6) Squeeze a lemon all over and toss once again.

SERVING
7) Transfer the cooked beans and greens to a serving bowl and serve as preferred, hot or at room temperature. This makes an excellent side dish.

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Editors Review

This is a delicious, rustic side dish of butter beans and rocket lettuce tossed with a warm bacon fat dressing. Its super easy and incredibly fast to prepare. It made a wonderful accompaniment for pork chops. I highly recommend this simple yet fancy dish.

Comments

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aparna.priya says :

bacon and butter beans are my all-time favorites! When both come together, I don't know how delicious they would be...i believe, a little bit of spices will enhance the flavor of this butter beans and bacon recipe:)
Posted on: 11 May 2009 - 11:58pm
Gadget Lady profile page

Gadget Lady says :

butter beans is one of my favorite, provided that it is cooked with the rite ingredients..yes, the beans dont taste yum without flavorn but when it s combined with bacon and spices - its quite a treat.. the butter beans and bacon recipe is yum,...
Posted on: 16 April 2009 - 11:39pm
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