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Warm bean salad with lemon butter

Name: Warm bean salad with lemon butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 250g green beans, trimmed; 250g yellow beans, trimmed; Juice of 2 lemons; 100g unsalted butter, chopped; 2 red (Asian) eschalots, finely chopped; 4 anchovy fillets in oil, drained, finely chopped; 400g can butter beans, rinsed, drained; Micro mint, to serve

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Jun 01, 2017

This salad makes for a quick and easy side to serve at any dinner party.

250g green beans, trimmed
250g yellow beans, trimmed
Juice of 2 lemons
100g unsalted butter, chopped
2 red (Asian) eschalots, finely chopped
4 anchovy fillets in oil, drained, finely chopped
400g can butter beans, rinsed, drained
Micro mint, to serve

Method

1.

Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add green and yellow beans, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Drain and refresh in iced water, then drain and set aside.
2.

Combine the lemon juice, butter, eschalot and anchovy in a large frypan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, then add the butter beans and blanched beans, and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until beans are coated and warmed. Season, then spread over a platter. Scatter with micro mint to serve.