Name: Runner bean vinaigrette
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 500g runner beans fully prepare and halved lengthways (see tip, below); 1 tbsp olive or sunflower oil; 85g good white bread whizzed to rough crumbs; 1 garlic clove bashed; small bunch chives snipped; 4 anchovies in olive oil, chopped; 4 tbsp olive oil sunflower or other mild oil; 1 tbsp virgin olive oil; 1 tsp English mustard

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Runner bean vinaigrette

Runner bean vinaigrette

Jane Hornby

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 eggs
500g runner beans

fully prepare and halved lengthways (see tip, below)
1 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
85g good white bread

whizzed to rough crumbs
1 garlic clove

bashed
small bunch chives

snipped
4 anchovies

in olive oil, chopped

For the dressing

4 tbsp olive oil

sunflower or other mild oil
1 tbsp virgin olive oil
1 tsp English mustard

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal283
fat21g
saturates3g
carbs15g
sugars4g
fibre3g
protein9g
salt0.78g

low

Method

step 1

Put the eggs into a pan of cold water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 8 mins. Put the beans into a steamer or heatproof colander, cover and steam over the egg pan for 4-5 mins or until just tender and very bright green. Meanwhile, whisk the dressing ingredients together and season with salt and pepper. Cool the eggs under cold water, then peel.
step 2

Heat a frying pan and add the oil. When hot, tip in the breadcrumbs and whole garlic clove. Stir for about 3 mins until toasty and golden, and just infused with the garlic. Chop the eggs, chives and anchovies and mix together.
step 3

Toss the beans with the dressing while still warm, then scoop onto a serving dish. Top with the anchovy mix and the crumbs, then spoon over any dressing left in the bowl.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2008

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