What to do with masses of beans and tomatoes all coming at once in the garden? Try this Warm Bean Salad recipe - a perfect quick meal served on bread and topped with an egg or mozarella balls. 400 g cherry tomatoes (use different colours if you have them) 400 g beans (green, yellow, runner beans, french beans, butter beans - whatever you have) 4 sprigs of fresh mint (chopped and save some smaller ones for garnish) 4 cloves of garlic (sliced) 2 fresh red chillies (sliced, optional) 1 tbsp … [Read more...]
Beans with Walnut Tomato Sauce Recipe
Green beans (especially scarlet runners) are one of the joys of summer. It is nice to be able to serve them so that they are a stunning feature themselves rather than just a side. This Beans with Walnut Tomato Sauce recipe combines green beans, colourful capsicums, and Middle Eastern spices with crunchy walnuts. 1kg green beans (I used scarlet runner beans) 2 small capsicums, mixed colours 425g can tomatoes 1 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground … [Read more...]
Growing Peas & Beans
There is nothing as satisfying as picking a big pile of beans and peas fresh from the garden and serving them ready to eat 10 minutes later. Peas and beans are very easy to grow from seed or from seedlings from the garden centre. Just make sure you protect them from the slugs and snails that love the fresh new shoots and the birds that dig them up and toss them around when they are looking for worms. There are several different types of beans to try. I'm growing Scarlet Runner beans this … [Read more...]
Growing and Enjoying Edamame Beans
I had never even heard of edamame beans until a couple of years ago when they started appearing in the 'trendy food' scene. Now I know that they are the green immature pods and seeds of soybeans. The USDA states that edamame beans are, "a soybean that can be eaten fresh and are best known as a snack with a nutritional punch". Edamame and other preparations of soybeans are rich in protein, dietary fiber, and micronutrients, particularly folate,manganese, phosphorus and vitamin K. The balance of … [Read more...]