Beans and bread have never been so interesting! This Senegalese-inspired breakfast sandwich packs an incredible depth of flavour for such a simple list of ingredients — even without the hot sauce! The bean filling is so rich and moreish, while the cucumber adds just the right amount of crunch to freshen everything up. It is also highly customisable with whatever you have in your fridge or pantry. Truth be told: I realised I did not have onions when I first made it, and had to sub them for peppers in this recipe. It turned out to be a happy mistake!
Recipe
Serves: 2 | Time: 45min
Ingredients
Method
Substitutions
I highlight here possible substitutions to adapt the recipe to your preferences, diet and ingredients available to you. These are only a few ideas, as I said the possibilities are endless here!
What you want to keep: some kinds of bean and tomato paste – oh and bread to keep it a sandwich but even then, you could eat the stew alone!
Substitutions:
| Recipe components | Possible substitutions* |
| Canned brown beans | Any beans you like. You can also go ahead and make it with dried beans if you have the time to soak overnight and cook. |
| Peppers | • Onions, shallots, etc. • Skip |
| Bouillon | • Any kind of bouillon cube or skip and replace with water • Careful on the salt if you use full salt bouillon, maybe drain and rinse your beans if you are using canned beans in that case. |
| Spices and seasoning | You can add spices to your liking, smoked paprika, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, etc. |
| Add-in | • Many recipes will add beef to this, you can add minced beef and fry before adding the bean to keep this a quicker recipe • You could add various kinds of vegetables such as diced carrots, celery, etc. |
| Toppings | None, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, soft herbs, … |
| Mayonnaise | Skip |
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