Runner beans recipes

At once light and comforting, this dish of slow-cooked runner beans in a rich, spiced tomato sauce makes a delicious and healthy vegetarian main. Serve it with brown rice, or with couscous flavoured with lemon juice and zest, chopped black olives and finely chopped parsley and mint. If you have a glut of runner beans to contend with, this freezes well.

Soy glazed runner beans with cashews - slightly charred and tossed in a sweet and salty soy sauce glaze, with garlic and ginger

Tender Middle Eastern-style runner beans cooked in spices with onions and tomatoes are a delicious vegetable dish that you can either serve as a side alongside a roast or simply enjoy with a roast potato as a light vegetarian main meal.

Make the most of runner beans with our easy recipes, from warming curries to fresh salads and simple side dishes

A super-simple recipe that sings of summer. Use a griddle pan or barbecue; or a dry frying pan will do the trick, too

Runner and green beans make a delicious addition to a comforting pasta bake - top with pumpkin seeds for added crunch

Your favourite orzo recipe on this site! This is a tasty, easy-to-make one-pot veggie dish proves that healthy family food doesn’t need to break the bank. Discover more of our one-pot recipes here.

This vegetarian recipe made with runner beans and bulgur wheat serves 4 as a main dish.

Turn a bean overload into three fantastic summer dishes. Words: Kristina Jensen The snap in my mouth of the first green bean of the season has a very special significance for me and always reminds me of another snap. I have a picture of myself in my head made up out of my mother’s stories with a little snippet of reality in the form of a faded photograph of me as a very small child. In this photo, a round-cheeked tot (me), wearing a gigantic blue sun bonnet, sits eating dirt in the vegetable…

A super-simple recipe that sings of summer. Use a griddle pan or barbecue; or a dry frying pan will do the trick, too