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Yummy Butter Bean Stew

3 tablespoons olive oil
2-3 large cloves garlic, diced
2 x 400g cans tomatoes in juice
2 x 390g cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
250g thick ham slice or smoked chicken, chopped
freshly ground back pepper to taste
100g bag rocket

Accompaniment:

8 diagonally-cut, thick slices French bread
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Heat the oil in a saucepan on low heat. Cook the garlic until lightly golden. Coarsely cut up the tomatoes in the cans with kitchen scissors. Add — with the juice — to the garlic. Stir in the beans, ham or smoked chicken and black pepper. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the grill.

Place the bread on an oven tray and brush both sides with olive oil. Grill both sides until lightly golden. Serve with the bean stew.

Serves 4.