- 25g/1oz butter
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 100g/3½oz canned flageolet beans, rinsed and drained
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 3 slices crusty white bread, toasted
- dash olive oil, for drizzling
- fresh chervil, to garnish
- Heat the butter in a frying pan, add the garlic and fry over a gentle heat for one minute.
- Add the flageolet beans, season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and warm through over a gentle heat.
- Mash with a potato masher and stir in the parsley.
- To serve, spread the flageolet bean paste onto the toasted bread and place onto a serving plate. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with fresh chervil.