A delicious Italian dish known as engagement beans, made with white beans, roasted butternut squash, and crispy sage. The beans are simmered with garlic in sage-infused olive oil and topped with roasted squash for a hearty meal.
1: Preheat the oven to 200C.
2: Chop the butternut squash, leaving the skin on if desired. Drizzle with olive oil and roast in the oven for 40 minutes until caramelizing around the edges.
3: Remove the sage leaves from one of the sprigs and gently fry in olive oil until crisp, then set on a paper towel.
4: Mince the garlic and add to the sage-infused oil, frying for a minute.
5: Add the white beans with all their juices, a splash of water, and season with salt and pepper.
6: Throw in two sprigs of sage and simmer until thick.
7: Once thickened, remove the sage leaves and top with the roasted squash, adding additional olive oil, salt, and pepper.
