Crispy spiced tahini roasted butter beans – golden, crunchy and Middle Eastern inspired flavourful dish perfect as a high protein snack, side dish or as salad topper. It is gluten free, vegan and oil free dish.
Oil is the common ingredient used in roasted bean recipes to get that crunchy texture. But in this recipe, it is not required as tahini helps crisp up the beans perfectly.
I used butter beans for their large size and creamy texture. The roasted butter beans with perfectly crispy outer and a melt in the mouth soft inside texture make it extremely irresistible and addictive, making it hard to stop snacking on.
These homemade oven roasted white beans are a healthier alternative to store bought snacks, which are often loaded with preservatives and excess salt. Butter beans are also known as lima beans.
Check out crispy spicy roasted chickpeas and maple cinnamon roasted chickpeas recipes on the blog.
Notes On Ingredients
Here’s everything you’ll need to make this recipe. Scroll down to the recipe card to find the ingredient quantities and recipe instructions.
- Spices and Pantry Staples: Tahini, turmeric, cumin powder, chilli powder/cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, onion and garlic powder.
- Beans: Canned butter beans.
See the recipe card for quantities.
How To Make Spiced Tahini Roasted Butter Beans?
This is an overview with process photos, the full recipe is at the bottom in a recipe card
Step 1: Preheat oven.
Step 2: In a bowl, combine tahini, onion, garlic and spices.
Step 3: Drain and rinse butter beans well and pat them dry with a clean kitchen towel.
Step 4: Toss them with tahini seasoning until beans are evenly coated.
Step 5: Spread them on a lined baking tray in a single layer.
Step 6: Roast until crispy, shaking the tray halfway through roasting.
Step 7: Let beans cool for at least 10 minutes after roasting.
Enjoy crispy spiced tahini roasted butter beans.
Check out butter bean salad with garlic herb dressing on the blog.
Substitutions and Variations
Herbs: Fresh parsley can be substituted with dried parsley.
Garlic: You can use fresh garlic instead of granules.
Storage
Store leftover tahini butter beans in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. Allow oven roasted white beans to cool completely before storing, as trapped condensation can reduce the crispiness of beans.
Reheat them in the oven for 5-8 mins to crisp them up again before serving.
Serving Suggestions
These crispy tahini beans are delicious as
- As a healthy snack
- On salads such as quinoa vegetable salad, vegetable pasta salad, Greek vegetable salad, corn cucumber tomato salad
- Over creamy soups such as carrot lentil soup and sweet potato soup.
- Inside wraps such as roasted vegetable hummus wrap, vegetable tortilla wraps.
- On stuffed zegetarian zucchini boats to boost protein.
Tips and Tricks
Rinse Beans: As the liquid in canned beans usually contains added salt, it’s best to rinse the beans well after draining to remove any residual salt.
Toss: Ensure to toss beans in tahini seasoning gently to prevent them from breaking apart.
Dry Beans: Dry butter beans thoroughly before tossing with tahini seasoning, as it helps coat evenly and crisp up.
Single Layer: Arrange spiced butter beans on a lined baking tray in a single layer to help roast well and achieve a crispy texture.
Avoid Overcrowding: If you are planning a large quantity, either divide beans across two trays or roast them in multiple batches. Avoid overcrowding the tray, as the beans tend to steam rather than roast, resulting in a soggy instead of crispy texture.
FAQ
Yes, but you have to soak dried butter beans overnight and cook them until soft and tender before using them in the recipe. Since soaking and cooking are time-consuming processes its better to plan ahead if you want to use dried butter beans.
Alternatively, you can cook a large batch, let them cool completely and freeze in portions. Thaw a portion in the fridge overnight before making roasted beans.
The common reasons for butter beans not turning crispy are
1. Not drying beans properly before coating them with tahini.
2. Too much tahini coating leaves beans soft rather than crispy.
3. Overcrowded baking tray causes beans to steam instead of roasting properly.
4. Roasting at low temperature prevents the outer layer of beans from crisping up.
Crispy Spiced Tahini Roasted Butter Beans
Equipment
- 1 Baking tray
- 1 Parchment Paper/Baking Paper
- 1 Spoon
Ingredients
1 Cup = 250ml ; 1 Tablespoon = 15ml ; 1 Teaspoon = 5ml
- 240 gms butter beans
- ⅓ cup tahini
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder adjust to suit your spice levels
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin/cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic granules
- salt as required
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 C (390F)
- In a bowl, combine ⅓ cup tahini, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon garlic granules, ¼ teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon chilli powder, ½ teaspoon ground cumin/cumin powder, ½ teaspoon paprika salt.
- Drain and rinse 240 gms butter beans well and pat them dry with a clean kitchen towel.
- Toss them with tahini seasoning until beans are evenly coated.
- Spread them on a lined baking tray in a single layer.
- Roast for 25-30 minutes until crispy, shaking the tray halfway through roasting.
- Let beans cool for at least 10 minutes after roasting.
- Enjoy crispy spiced tahini roasted butter beans.
Notes
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