In our everlasting hunt for interestiung things to use Runner Beans for John came across this recipe. It is one of those that we make up to take to friends when we are invited to a BBQ in the runner bean season and is always gone before the last of the burgers are cooked.
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Recipe serves 4 - easily doubled
Ingredients
- 450g Runner beans sliced
- 4 rashers of streaky bacon chopped
- 4 sundried tomatoes chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
Dressing
- 1 clove of garlic peeled and chopped
- 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- salt and black pepper
You will also need
- A medium sized saucepan or steamer
- A frying pan
- a Screw top jar to mix your dressing in
Method
- Boil or steam the sliced beans approx 15 mins if fresh, 5 mins if frozen, drain and leave to cool
- fry the bacon pieces until crisp
- Mix the dressing ingredients together in a screw top jar.
- toss together the beans, bacon and sundried tomatoes in a serving dish
- Drizzle over the salad dressing
Serving suggestions and variations
- This is a great side dish for a BBQ
- Can be served warm or cold
- For a vegetarian version omit the bacon and use crispy onions instead
- Make it low fat by grilling the bacon before copping it into small pieces
Acknowledgements
The original recipe comes from "Eat your greens" by Sophie Grigson and uses french beans. We adapted it by substituting runners and adding the sundried tomatoes.
If you enjoyed this recipe then you may also like to try one of these recipes from our collection:
- Another great runner bean side to try includes our Runner Beans in Tomato Sauce, particularly good as the beans start to get older
- A tasty side when the sprouts are ready, and a favourite on our Christmas table, is Sprouts with Peas and Bacon
- For a twist on the classic cooked breakfast, and inspired by Eggs Benedict, have a go at Eggs Basevi and tell us what you think
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Happy Eating!