Slow cooked runner beans & tomatoes

This is a recipe from Ottelenghi, adapted slightly.  It is an excellent way to use a glut of runner beans and tomatoes from the garden. Lovely as a side dish or as a main dish served with grains. Freezes well. Print Recipe Slow cooked runner beans & tomatoes Course Sides
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Potato Salad with mint & fennel

The picture doesn’t do this salad justice. Warm potatoes with fennel and mint in a mayonnaise and yoghurt dressing. Summer on a plate. NB – mint seems to be the only herb I can grow in the garden!
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Spelt Bread

This has to be by favourite no fuss feel good loaf. NO kneading required. It’s so simple and tastes delicious, you have to give it a go.
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Chilli and mint butterbeans

This is a lovely light side dish. You can experiment with different herbs, thyme and rosemary work very well too. Also try sauteeing finely chopped onion before adding the butterbeans to add more texture and flavour.
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Greek Salad / Greek Panzanella

I make this salad by Ina Garten over and over again. It's just fab-u-lous! To turn this Greek Salad into Greek Panzanella you need a ciabatta loaf, works great if its slightly stale too. Cube the bread, sprinkle sparingly with olive oil and salt and roast in a hot oven
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Buckwheat and Pomegranate Salad

This is my take on Rick Stein's Freekeh Salad. I wanted to make his salad using more readily available ingredients. I don't know about you but I get fed up with buying odd ingredients that end up hardly get used, such as pomegranate molasses that the original recipe calls for.
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Rosemary & Mixed Seed Bread

This is a super easy loaf made from oats and low in sugar. The recipe comes from Dr Hazel Wallace and you could experiment with different herbs. Great served with homemade soup or eggs.
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Whole Roasted Spiced Cauliflower

This is a lovely side dish to any curry.
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