Runner bean recipes

If you're not mad on anchovies, grilled bacon or lardons can add the required salty bite

A simple sauté of fresh beans with lightly fried garlic and a touch of olive oil makes a healthy, versatile side

Runner beans are usually just treated as a side dish, but in this main-meal salad they get a starring role

Put your glut of runner beans to good use in this speedy supper

Use up this plentiful legume in a robust pasta dish with anchovy and olive tapenade sauce, tomatoes, basil and chilli

The perfect lunch or light dinner, this healthy seared tuna and runner bean dish packs in nutrients and tastes great

A special meal just for one- marinade lamb leg steak with rosemary and balsamic and serve runner beans and new potatoes

Showcase seasonal ingredients in this simple salad of delicate fish, new potatoes and beans in a mustard and horseradish vinaigrette

Pack three of your five-a-day into this Indian-style one-pot with red lentils, coconut milk and zesty lime

Don't make chicken your staple diet - try this simple pork dish for a quick midweek meal

Got a glut of runner beans, or just fancy a twist on classic English piccalilli? This low-fat preserve is great with ham or in cheese sandwiches

This light, healthy slaw, dressed with garlic, mustard and lemon, makes a great barbecue side dish

A fresh-tasting vegetarian supper - this recipe is easily halved to serve two, or doubled for a crowd

This tasty and versatile fish gets a lemony makeover and makes a great treat for one

Baba ganoush is a gutsy aubergine-based dip that twins well with tender sweet lamb

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

A fresh and easy timeless salad classic

This late-summer salad makes use of veg you can easily grow yourself

A delicious low-fat dish in just 30 minutes, perfect if friends drop by midweek

Do something different for dinner, with our vegan noodle, tofu, green bean and spring onion stir-fry. It's quick and healthy, plus it's budget-friendly too