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Photography, words & recipes: © Anna Rubingh
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ATB 001
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ATB 002
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ATB 003
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ATB 004
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ATB 005
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ATB 006
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ATB 007
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ATB 008
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ATB 009
The second half of summer is for beans. They grow in abundance in any vegetable garden at this time of year. But what to do with all those beans?
Beans are super versatile, as just a side dish of vegetables, but you can do so much with beans. Turn a good old green bean into a classic French bean salad with a vinaigrette of shalot, mustard, garlic, lemon and lots of olive oil. Or use them in a warm bean salad with beetroot, new potatoes, smoked mackerel in a dressing of crème fraiche, topped with boiled eggs. Or in a salad with green and dried beans, tomatoes and French goat cheese.
Or make a mixed bean stew of green, purple and yellow beans combined with dried beans and runner beans cooked in a wonderful tomato sauce ans served with bruchetta. Even the biggest meat lover won't miss the meat in this dish full of flavour. (although a free range organic pork sausage would also go very well with this dish)
Beans are super versatile, as just a side dish of vegetables, but you can do so much with beans. Turn a good old green bean into a classic French bean salad with a vinaigrette of shalot, mustard, garlic, lemon and lots of olive oil. Or use them in a warm bean salad with beetroot, new potatoes, smoked mackerel in a dressing of crème fraiche, topped with boiled eggs. Or in a salad with green and dried beans, tomatoes and French goat cheese.
Or make a mixed bean stew of green, purple and yellow beans combined with dried beans and runner beans cooked in a wonderful tomato sauce ans served with bruchetta. Even the biggest meat lover won't miss the meat in this dish full of flavour. (although a free range organic pork sausage would also go very well with this dish)
And when you are all done with the salads and stews, try a buttery pasta with runner beans, peas, capers and mint. For a little sweet twist in a lunch dish, grilled peaches are fantastic with beans and burrata.
And last but certainly not least, a fantastic curry with beans, new potatoes and chicken, served with naan or rice.
So you really can't have enough beans in your veg patch. Or, when you don't have a veg patch, buy loads of them when they are in season.
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ATB 010
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ATB 011
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ATB 012
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ATB 013
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ATB 014
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ATB 015
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ATB 016
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ATB 017
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ATB 018
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ATB 019
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ATB 020
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ATB 021
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ATB 022
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ATB 023
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ATB 024
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ATB 025
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ATB 026
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ATB 027
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ATB 028
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ATB 029
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ATB 030
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ATB 031
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ATB 032
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ATB 033
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ATB 034
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ATB 035
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ATB 036
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ATB 037
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ATB 038
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ATB 039
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ATB 040
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ATB 041
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ATB 042
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ATB 043
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