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1. Put a very large saucepan of salted water on to boil. Cut the potatoes to marshmallow size, the carrots and celery into dice about two-thirds that size; and the French beans into 2cm/3⁄4in pieces.
2. Add the vegetables in turn to the pan of boiling water, starting with the potatoes and ending with the peas. Cook until they are all just tender (neither crunchy, nor fondant). Drain and keep warm.
3. Meanwhile, make the hollandaise. Put the egg yolks, vinegar and lemon juice into a blender and whizz for a few seconds. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a lowish heat, then raise the temperature and bring the butter to a bubble. Leave the pan to one side for a minute to allow the milky residue to settle.
4. With the blender going, slowly pour a thin stream of butter through the lid. Continue adding the golden liquid until the milky sediment appears (discard it). Remove the lid, season the sauce and whizz for a few more seconds. Replace the lid and keep the hollandaise in a warm place (but NOT over direct heat) for up to 30 minutes.
5. Tip the warm vegetables into a large mixing bowl and add the gherkins and (optional) capers. Very, very gently stir in the sauce, using a soft plastic scraper. Serve as soon as possible.

Getting ahead

Either cut up and/or cook the vegetables a few hours in advance, (the potatoes can't be left raw once cut as they will discolour); reheat cooked vegetables in a microwave.

Per serving

382 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 29g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 16g, salt 0.09 g

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  I also added some flageolet beans. They went well with the peas ad broad beans.

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Ingredients

• 750g waxy potatoes (eg Charlotte, Maris Bard), peeled
• 250g carrots
• 2 large celery sticks, trimmed
• 175g fine French beans , topped and tailed
• 175g shelled peas or broad beans (about 600g/1lb 5oz in their pods)
• 2 medium gherkins , roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp salted capers , rinsed and roughly chopped (optional)

FOR THE HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 175g unsalted butter

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Serves 6

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Cook 1 hr min 1 hr 10 mins

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Ingredients

• 750g waxy potatoes (eg Charlotte, Maris Bard), peeled
• 250g carrots
• 2 large celery sticks, trimmed
• 175g fine French beans , topped and tailed
• 175g shelled peas or broad beans (about 600g/1lb 5oz in their pods)
• 2 medium gherkins , roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp salted capers , rinsed and roughly chopped (optional)

FOR THE HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 175g unsalted butter

Per serving

382 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 29g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 16g, salt 0.09 g

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