Bean

Butter makes everything better, and butter-fried almonds complete this green bean salad.

Bar Rochford's take on the Italian fagiolini in umido (green beans in tomato sauce).

Initially a winter salad at Greca restaurant, it's turned into a year-round dish because it tastes so good.

At Eyal Shani's Miznon restaurants, this simple dish of salted green beans with lemon and garlic is served like a snack in a brown paper bag. Who knew eating your vegetables could be this easy?

This is a super-easy dish that’s rich, hearty and full-flavoured, but doesn’t require a whole lot of work. Just let the flavour of the hock come through and do the work for you. Begin this recipe a day ahead to soak the beans.

Grilling a hardy bean such as the Roman variety is an easy way to add a smoky hit to the otherwise humble side dish. Add roasted garlic and crisp bits of bacon and watch as the whole lot is devoured.