Runner bean recipes
Use up a summer glut or a bag of frozen runner beans in a wide range of pasta recipes, salads and side dishes, as well as aromatic curries.
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Enjoy this salad on its own or serve alongside grilled lamb, chicken or fish. Cook the beans for 30 seconds and don’t skip the cold plunge for maximum taste
Runner bean samosas
Runner beans work really well with spices and these curried filo triangles are the perfect showcase - a great starter or nibble for 6 people
Runner bean vinaigrette
If you're not mad on anchovies, grilled bacon or lardons can add the required salty bite
Garlicky green beans
A simple sauté of fresh beans with lightly fried garlic and a touch of olive oil makes a healthy, versatile side
Bistro runner bean salad
Runner beans are usually just treated as a side dish, but in this main-meal salad they get a starring role
Fettuccine with beans & pancetta
Put your glut of runner beans to good use in this speedy supper
Tapenade chicken pasta with runner beans
Use up this plentiful legume in a robust pasta dish with anchovy and olive tapenade sauce, tomatoes, basil and chilli
Seared tuna & anchovy runner beans
The perfect lunch or light dinner, this healthy seared tuna and runner bean dish packs in nutrients and tastes great
Lamb steaks with crispy potatoes & minted beans
A special meal just for one- marinade lamb leg steak with rosemary and balsamic and serve runner beans and new potatoes
Runner bean, smoked trout & potato salad
Showcase seasonal ingredients in this simple salad of delicate fish, new potatoes and beans in a mustard and horseradish vinaigrette
Tomato, runner bean & coconut curry
Pack three of your five-a-day into this Indian-style one-pot with red lentils, coconut milk and zesty lime
Pork & prosciutto with creamy vegetables
Don't make chicken your staple diet - try this simple pork dish for a quick midweek meal
Green bean & mustard pickle
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
English garden salad
A fresh-tasting vegetarian supper - this recipe is easily halved to serve two, or doubled for a crowd
Tangy trout with a simple garden salad
This tasty and versatile fish gets a lemony makeover and makes a great treat for one
Loin of lamb with baba ganoush
Baba ganoush is a gutsy aubergine-based dip that twins well with tender sweet lamb
Warm runner bean salad
Thinly sliced, tender green beans make a perfect side dish to a Sunday roast
Nifty Niçoise
A fresh and easy timeless salad classic
Dressed allotment salad
This late-summer salad makes use of veg you can easily grow yourself
Chicken with crispy Parma ham
A delicious low-fat dish in just 30 minutes, perfect if friends drop by midweek
