White Bean Bruschetta with Sage and Lemon

Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking.

Bruschetta · White bean · Italian

Grilled garlic-rubbed bread piled with a warm, rough mash of cannellini beans cooked in sage-scented olive oil and brightened with lemon.

Prep10 min
Cook12 min
Total22 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving399 kcal
ServingsMakes 4
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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EU nutrition claims

  • Source of protein: 3.9 g protein per 100 kcal, about 16% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
  • Low saturated fat: 1.2 g saturated fat per 100 g, 4.1% of energy (limits ≤ 1.5 g and ≤ 10%)
  • Low sugars: 2.6 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
  • Source of fibre: 1.9 g fibre per 100 kcal (needs ≥ 1.5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 148 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

2.8 g per serving

5.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 11.2 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • fork or potato masher
  • griddle pan or grill
  • pastry brush

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy399 kcal
Protein15.5 g
Carbohydrate58.8 g
of which sugars3.8 g
of which free sugars2.8 g
Fat12 g
of which saturates1.8 g
Fibre7.6 g
Salt2.29 g

Protein per 100 kcal

3.9 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values