Nori Crusted Beans
These nori-crusted beans are crispy, simple, made in the oven and are SO delightfully good. Plus, they are filled with flavor, packed with protein, and if you want to eat the whole pan in one sitting? Well it has enough nutrition to definitely be considered dinner, so I won't be the one stopping you. These are a great snack, side dish or appetizer, plus, they just end up tasting like nori-flavored potato chips, and if you're a fan of furikake, how could you hate that?
Equipment
- 1 food processor
- 1 large baking sheet
- 1 sheet of parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 15 oz. cans of cannellini beans
- 6 sheets nori
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- 2 tsp aleppo pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp sambal oelek
- 2 tbsp kecap manis
- torn cilantro and sliced scallions optional, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Drain and rinse the beans, then pat them dry with paper towels. You want them pretty dry, but not bone dry, or else the nori will have nothing to adhere to!
- Put the nori, sesame seeds, fennel seeds, and aleppo pepper into a food processor. Pulse to get it as fine as you can, but know there will still be some small nori pieces in there, that's totally fine.
- In a large bowl, toss the nori mixture with the whole wheat flour and kosher salt. Mix with your hands to combine, and then pour in the beans.
- Drizzle the beans with sesame oil and olive oil, then toss multiple times in the nori mixture to get them as coated as possible.
- Scatter the beans in an even layer on a baking sheet, making sure not to crowd the pan. Sprinkle with one more pinch of salt and roast at 400°F for 20-22 minutes, or until the beans are golden and crisp.
- While the beans are roasting, make the sauce by whisking together the yogurt, sambal oelek and kecap manis. This will be thin, but it's very good.
- When the beans are out of the oven, serve them alongside the sauce and scatter some cilantro and scallions on top. Eat warm!