Warm runner bean salad

Warm runner bean salad

By Matt Tebbutt
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Prep: 10 mins Cook: 10 mins

Easy

Serves 6
Thinly sliced, tender green beans make a perfect side dish to a Sunday roast

Nutrition and extra info

  • Vegetarian
  • Healthy

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal54
  • fat4g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs3g
  • sugars3g
  • fibre2g
  • protein2g
  • salt0g
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Ingredients

  • 500g runner beans, trimmed and sliced
    Runner bean

    Runner bean

    Run-ner beens

    Runner beans have been growing in South America for over 2,000 years, and are a popular garden…

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
    olive oil

    Olive oil

    ol-iv oyl

    Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced into rings
    Shallot

    Shallot

    shal-lot

    Related to the onion (as opposed to being a younger version of it), shallots grow in clusters at…

  • 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • small bunch chives, chopped

Method

  1. Cook the beans in boiling salted water for 2-3 mins until tender, drain and set aside. Heat the oil in a small pan, fry the garlic until pale golden, then add the beans and season. Add the shallots and stir to combine, then remove from the heat. Serve warm or at room temperature drizzled with Sherry vinegar and sprinkled with chives.

  • Recipe Tip

    Preparing runner beans

    Runner beans are often overlooked because they have a reputation for being stringy. If you choose them as fresh as possible, and lightly shave the sides with a potato peeler to get rid of the tough string that runs down the outside edge, they’ll be as tender as any other green bean.

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catie74
7th Dec, 2015
This is lovely cold the next day too for lunch
lizleicester
7th Sep, 2012
4.05
Lovely way to do home grown runner beans. Used our entire crop (300g)!!!
janerichardson
30th Aug, 2010
3.05
Makes a nice change from plain runner beans. Used red wine vinegar as I didn't have any sherry vinegar to hand. Will do again as loads of runners in the garden!
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