The esteemed WeGrowOurOwn blog is currently running a seasonal food recipe contest and I was chuffed to learn that my spiced white bean and swiss chard recipe made it to the final round.

The dish was adapted from a recipe my mom inherited from the owner of her local Indian grocery. The original recipe called for chickpeas and spinach, but I discovered that cannellini beans and chard turn this into an unlikely fusion of Italian and Indian cuisine, a marriage that works surprisingly well (the ultimate royal wedding?).

Consequentially, Choclette (also a finalist in the competition) informed me that this dish does very well with nettles, too!

Please visit WeGrowOurOwn to see the recipe and vote on my awesome dish…

Finalists for April’s Cultivate, Cook & Click Competition [wegrowourown.co.uk]