This delicious dish of Greek giant beans (Gigantes plaki) is the national dish of Greece. Naturally vegan, full of vitamins (see below) and a healthy addition to either lunch or dinner as a side dish ...

If you're on TikTok, you've likely seen the dense bean salad recipes going viral, thanks to food content creator Violet Witchel. Violet has been sharing the recipes as part of her weekly food prep ...

This recipe comes from Epirus in northern Greece, where they grow plenty of giant butter beans which they cook with tomatoes and wild greens. To make it easy, I have used chard, in case you don ...

This collection has all sorts of ideas for canned haricots, cannellini, butter, kidney, borlotti and mixed beans in it – and you might be surprised at what you can create, and it’s not just stews and ...

On the other hand, if you want a firmer bean, dried beans can be challenging as they turn soft very quickly. For recipes where you want cannellini beans to hold their shape, such as salads which are ...

Make the most of broad bean season with these delicious recipes. Versatile broad beans complement bacon and pancetta, go well in omelettes and frittatas, make a hearty addition to salads or are great ...

You can easily buy them canned or dried, but the fresh or dried beans can’t be eaten unless boiled thoroughly for ten minutes. For more ideas on how to use butter beans, check out our full butter bean ...

Select fresh beans with bright green pods that are firm and plump. Dried beans need soaking for several hours before cooking, preferably overnight. Allow about 55g/2oz dried weight of pulses per ...