Lemon & garlic butter beans with tomatoes & courgette


This vibrant one-pot beans recipe by Jenny at The salty Chilli is fresh, effortless, and irresistibly moreish—perfect for a quick vegetarian dinner or a healthy midweek meal. Creamy butter beans are gently simmered with lemon, garlic and fresh herbs, then topped with golden courgette and juicy tomatoes for a burst of seasonal colour.

Simple to make and utterly delicious, it’s best served with crusty bread to scoop up every last bite. A must-try for fans of easy vegan recipes, one-pot meals, and summer comfort food.

Ingredients

Serves 2

For the beans:

2 tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

3-4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

2 tbsp fresh summer herbs (such as oregano, basil, thyme)

1 jar chunky butter beans (We like Bold Bean Co)

Juice of ½ lemon

Fresh pepper

 

For the tomatoes:

200g fresh summer tomatoes, chopped

Pinch of salt

¼ tsp balsamic or red wine vinegar

 

For the courgette:

1 tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 courgette sliced into thin rounds

 

To serve:

Squeeze of lemon juice and a drizzle of rapeseed oil


Method

Heat the rapeseed oil for the beans in a sauce pan and add the garlic, cooking until slightly golden. Add the herbs and let them pop, then add the butter beans, lemon and a crack of fresh pepper. Bring to a boil then turn low to simmer, letting the beans slowly marinate in the flavours.

In the meantime toss the tomatoes, salt and vinegar into a bowl. Mix and set aside.

Add the rapeseed oil to a frying pan on medium high then place the courgette rounds down so they are spaced out and don’t touch. Cook for 2 minutes per side until golden delicious.

Plate the beans, add the courgette and tomatoes alongside a small squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of Mellow Yellow.

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