Ingredients

• 400g tin butterbeans
• 10slices sun-dried tomatoes (from a jar or tub)
• 2tbsp oil (from sun-dried tomato jar/tub)
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 5-6sprigs fresh thyme
• salt and black pepper

Instructions

1. Drain and rinse the butterbeans and tip into a blender or food processor. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, oil, lemon juice, leaves from the thyme sprigs
2. Blitz to a smooth paste, then taste and add salt and black pepper as required. If the pâté is a little too stiff, add another tbsp of water and blitz again.