A DASH of the Med with a simple white bean dish.

Ingredients:

1 x 420g can butter beans, drained

50g canned red peppers, drained and chopped

50g canned black olives, drained and chopped

60ml olive oil

garlic

juice of half a lemon

1tbsp tomato paste

50g tomatoes

salt and pepper to taste

ciabatta bread

Method:

MASH the butter beans roughly with the garlic and add enough olive oil to make a paste. Stir in the lemon juice, red peppers, tomato paste, sunblush tomatoes, black olives and seasonings.

Slice the ciabatta bread and toast under the grill.

Drizzle with olive oil and serve topped with the butter bean mixture.

Serves four.