Name: Green bean & mustard pickle
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes approx 2.7kg/6lb, 6 x 450g jars
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 600g onions chopped; 850ml /1½ pts pickling vinegar; 1kg runner beans; 40g /1½ oz plain flour; 57g tin English mustard powder; 2 tbsp ground turmeric; 2 tbsp celery salt; 2 tbsp black mustard seeds; 225g light muscovado sugar; 450g golden granulated sugar

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Green bean & mustard pickle

Green bean & mustard pickle

Sara Buenfeld

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Makes approx 2.7kg/6lb, 6 x 450g jars

Easy

Prep: 35 mins

Cook: 25 mins

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Got a glut of runner beans, or just fancy a twist on classic English piccalilli? This low-fat preserve is great with ham or in cheese sandwiches

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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600g onions

chopped
850ml /1½ pts pickling vinegar
1kg runner beans
40g /1½ oz plain flour
57g tin English mustard

powder
2 tbsp ground turmeric
2 tbsp celery salt
2 tbsp black mustard seeds
225g light muscovado sugar
450g golden granulated sugar

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal33
fat0g
saturates0g
carbs8g
sugars7g
fibre0g
protein1g
salt0.19g

low

Method

step 1

Put the onions in a preserving pan with 500ml of the vinegar. Cover and cook gently for 20 mins until soft. Meanwhile, blanch the beans for 5 mins, then drain.
step 2

Mix the flour, mustard powder, turmeric and celery salt. Heat the mustard seeds in a small lidded pan until you hear them popping, then tip them into the flour mixture. Gradually stir in remaining vinegar until smooth.
step 3

When the onions are ready, tip in the spice vinegar mixture and stir continuously over the heat until thickened. Add the blanched beans and cook, uncovered, for 10 mins, stirring occasionally. Add both the sugars and cook, stirring frequently, for 15 mins more until thick. Spoon into sterilised jars (see tip) and seal while hot. This will keep in a cool place for a year, but the colour will fade over time. Once opened, store in the fridge.

RECIPE TIPS

TIP

Don't forget to sterilise your jars. This is essential to ensure your pickle stays in tip-top condition. Wash your jars in hot, soapy water, then leave in a low oven to dry completely. Keep them warm until you fill them.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2011

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