Description
This Summer Vegetable Stew is a hearty and flavorful dish that’s perfect for a light summer meal. Packed with fresh veggies, white beans, and a creamy tahini sauce, it’s a satisfying and nutritious option for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
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Stew:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 medium zucchini, diced
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 3 cups cooked white beans or 2 cans (14 oz each), drained and rinsed
- 2 large tomatoes, diced
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 bunch kale, stems removed and chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Tahini Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 2 garlic cloves for sauce
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt for sauce
- Freshly ground black pepper for sauce
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt; sauté for 5 minutes until softened.
- Stir in bell pepper, zucchini, additional salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes; cook for 5 minutes.
- Add white beans, tomatoes, and vegetable broth; bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes until tomatoes soften.
- Stir in kale and cook until just wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.
- For the tahini sauce, blend tahini, water, nutritional yeast, maple syrup, garlic, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Serve stew with sauce drizzled on top or stirred in.
Notes
- Substitute other summer vegetables such as corn, green beans, or eggplant.
- The tahini sauce adds creaminess but can be omitted for a lighter stew.
- Serve with crusty bread for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Soup
- Method: Stovetop, One-Pot
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1 cup
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg