What to do with beans.

Disappointing blog this time, no pic sorry 'cos I ate it all!!

So those delicious, fresh, crunchy homegrown beans I had an abundant supply of was getting my brain ticking. I want to cook them, eat them, enjoy their wonderful homegrown-ness. But what to do?

I cruised my fav recipe website Taste , to see what tasty ideas they had to offer. Plenty, but they weren't quite enough. I mean beans with garlic crumbs is ok, but not enough to go beside my yummy piece of fillet steak that I just paid $34/kg for. So after a little searching I come up with a blend of different recipes and it was divine.

What I did was take a spud or 2, sliced it into 5mm thick slices with the skin on, and par cooked them in the microwave for about 6 minutes. I then shallow fried them in a pan (or you could roast with a spray of oil to make it healthier). I boiled my beans for about 2 minutes, and then refreshed under cold water. Together these were dressed in a dressing made up of a crushed garlic clove, about a teaspoon of seeded mustard, and white wine vinegar and oil oil (I used a 1:2 ratio of tablespoon measures - or thereabouts roughly), a little salt and pepper, and I wish I had some flat leaf parsley to add to my salad. Then on top of all that I sprinkled crunchy garlic bread crumbs (process a clove of garlic and a slice of bread or two, then cook in a pan to crunchy). And it was fantastic! Can't wait to try it again. :)