Giant Beans with Spinach and Feta (Gigantes Plaki)

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This hearty, satisfying dish, a melding of traditional Greek ingredients, makes a wonderful vegetarian main course or a delicious accompaniment to a main dish, such as a leg of lamb.

SERVES6 to 8

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Dried large lima beans were, in our opinion, a perfectly reasonable substitute for gigantes in this giant beans with spinach and feta recipe. We concluded that a quick soak worked just as well as an overnight soak, and that salting during c...

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