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"I took a bag of lima beans & a recipe from Mark Bittman's 'How to Cook Everything Vegetarian', used 3 different suggested variations then did my own tweaking to arrive at this. I went with a Middle Eastern twist. It is very lemony, thyme-y, creamy from the beans & olive oil, a bit of zip from the pepper; just delicious. And very easy. This made enough for 4 people's dinner w/out leftovers. Who knew lima beans could be SO good?? The 90 minute prep time is for cooking the beans and is approximate...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 lb lima beans, large, dried
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water
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salt
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 large onion, chopped
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6 cups vegetable stock
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2 -4 tablespoons za'atar spice mix, such as Za'atar
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1 lemon, zest & juice
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1 dried red chili pepper
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2 -4 tablespoons chopped preserved lemons, such as Preserved Lemons
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2 -4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, please choose a nice, fruity one
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salt & pepper
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