14 refreshing bean Recipes

cannellini or 3 (400 g) cans butter beans, garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, lemon , juice of, basil leaves, fresh parsley leaves, ground cumin, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper

extra-virgin olive oil, lemon , juice only, fine green beans , stalk ends trimmed, blanched and refreshed and halved (see know-how, below), baby leaf spinach salad

black beans, onion, diced, celery ribs, diced, olives, sliced, avocado, sliced, carrot, sliced, head romaine lettuce, chopped, olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper, dill, chopped

prawns (unshelled), squid, cleaned and cut into bite sized pieces (crayfish, yabbies or morton bay bugs) or 1 medium squid, and 2 small-medium crustaceans (crayfish, yabbies or morton bay bugs), mango , cut into bite sized pieces, red onion, chopped, string bean , semi-cooked, cut into 1 inch pieces (optional), lime, red chile, seeded and sliced into thin strips (depending on how spicy you like it), stalks green onions, chopped, parsley, chopped, coconut milk, fish sauce (nouc mam), salt

water, sugar, vanilla bean, fresh mint leaves , 1 handful bruised, lime zest, freshly squeezed lime juice, firm ripe mangoes or 1 papaya, peeled, seeded, and cut into bite-sized pieces, ripe cantaloupe, seeded , and cut into bite-sized pieces, ripe pineapple, peeled, cored , and cut into bite-sized pieces

clarified butter, black mustard seeds, hazelnuts, chopped, onion, chopped, fresh gingerroot, grated and peeled, salt, black pepper, green beans, trimmed , cut into 2-inch pieces, and blanched in boiling salted water for 2 minutes and refreshed in, cayenne, unsweetened dried shredded coconut, coriander, finely chopped, fresh lemon juice

garlic, finely chopped, juice of a lemon, lemon zest, olive oil, fresh cracked black pepper, broccoli florets, blanched and refreshed, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, farfalle or bow ties, cooked, drained and cooled, northern white beans, drained and rinsed

fresh pesto, new potatoes (or small red potatoes), boiled and halved, young green beans (or haricot verts), blanched and refreshed, trenette pasta

pine nuts, fresh basil leaves , preferably picolo fino, garlic, peeled, sea salt, ligurian extra-virgin olive oil, fresh pesto, new potatoes or small red potatoes, boiled and halved, young green beans or haricots verts, blanched and refreshed, trenette pasta

curry paste, recipe to follow, coconut milk, fresh lime juice, fish sauce, rock shrimp, rinsed and drained, shanghai egg noodles, blanched and refreshed, chopped garlic chives, bean sprouts, red bell pepper , julienned, heads bok choy , julienned, snow peas or snap peas, blanched and refreshed

oil, onion, sliced, garlic clove, crushed, broccolini, trimmed, red capsicum, sliced, chicken stock, smooth reduced-calorie peanut butter, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, cabbage, shredded, bean sprouts, fresh rice noodles , refreshed in boiling water for 1 minute

grapeseed oil, for cooking, chorizo sausages, casings removed, ground chicken, minced garlic, minced ginger, fermented black beans, rinsed, chopped, jalapenos, de-stemmed, chopped, yellow onions, sliced, fish sauce (recommended : 3-crab), white wine, chicken stock , or more as needed, salt and black pepper, u -15, large shrimp, peeled, de-veined, tail on, bay scallops, dried scallops , soaked in hot water until soft, shanghai noodles, blanched and refreshed (a little larger than spaghetti), heads broccoli, florets and stem peeled , julienned, red bell peppers , julienned, sliced scallions, limes, juiced, herb puree , recipe follows, thai basil, leaves removed, cilantro, leaves removed, mint, leaves removed, garlic, lime, juiced, sugar, grapeseed oil, salt and black pepper