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gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 17 1:47 pm Post subject: Favourite Runner Bean Recipes!
I'm inundated with the things so inspiration is required please! Any faves from peeps other than chutney, which I make every year

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 17 3:20 pm Post subject:
This is nice. Not going to go very far towards using up a glut I admit.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Aug 13, 17 3:48 pm Post subject:
I dont have a recipe but the nicest single thing I've eaten this week was runner beans cooked in a tomato sauce with olive oil. An ice cold Mythos helped, for sure. This looks similar. https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/greek-green-beans-recipe-fasolakia-giaxni/

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon Aug 14, 17 9:38 pm Post subject:
Good grief Sean, that amount of cream and cream cheese looks like a heart attack on a plate! Yummy, yes...healthy? Ummm.... Whereas Nick's suggestion not only showcases the runner bean (or french bean) but can also include courgettes - a slam dunk at this time of year

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon Aug 14, 17 9:40 pm Post subject:
I will make up the Greek dish and report back...

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 17 5:06 am Post subject:

gythagirl wrote:

I will make up the Greek dish and report back...

I'm unsure if it should be hot cold or warm. We had it Luke warm, just with bread. It worked very well. Then fresh pasta was dragged around the empty, oily, tomatoey bowl.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 17 7:50 am Post subject:
Hmmm.... I could imagine a little crumbled fresh feta with Nick's tomatoey beans... and a glass of retsina...

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 17 7:53 am Post subject:

Shan wrote:

Hmmm.... I could imagine a little crumbled fresh feta with Nick's tomatoey beans... and a glass of retsina...

I'll send you photos of my lunch.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 17 7:55 am Post subject:
Super!

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 17 7:33 pm Post subject:

gythagirl wrote:

Good grief Sean, that amount of cream and cream cheese looks like a heart attack on a plate! Yummy, yes...healthy? Ummm....

I didn't suggest making it your staple diet.

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 17 8:16 pm Post subject:

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I didn't suggest making it your staple diet.

Just a very luxurious 'side'

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 17 8:22 pm Post subject:
Lunch today was simply runner beans topped with the extra passata I had made and a poached duck egg. Yum and all home produced.

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 17 7:32 am Post subject:

I made up a smaller amount (not with 1250g beans - there's only me at home atm!!!) of Nick's link Greek Green Beans recipe yesterday, using half runners and half climbing purple, and had it at room temp with crumbled feta last night - simple and delicious.

Funny isn't it, I use french beans in salady dishes but never runners, I only ever serve them hot, (yes I've done poached egg on top too Rosie - lovely!) so I'm really pleased.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 17 8:12 am Post subject:
See. I'm not just a heartless bastard selfishly on holiday for two weeks in the sun. I'm adding to the downsizer experience.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 17 8:15 am Post subject:
Debatable... no recipe... no photos... sounds like taunting to me.

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