A luscious and cooling side dish full of fresh, springtime flavours.

This broad bean salad has the perfect combination of mixed with zingy, fresh, citrus flavours. Broad beans, edamame and peas are brought together with cherry tomatoes, red onion, chilli and parsley and seasoned lightly with salt, pepper and lime juice.

ottolenghi's radish & broad bean salad

This vegetarian Italian bean casserole recipe is made with two different types of beans: borlotti and cannellini. Bean casseroles are hearty and filling, and this one is flavoured with lemon, garlic, white wine and fresh herbs. Prefer butter beans? Then you’ll love our vegetarian butter bean and vegetable stew.

A perfect Spring recipe that is extremely easy to prepare and positively healthy. Read the recipe here…

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This warm broad bean and bacon salad recipe is great served with hunks of fresh crusty white bread. Don’t know how to prepare broad beans? First, pod the beans from their velvet-lined, green and long pod. You usually get around 5 or 6 usable beans in each pod, and at this stage, they can look quite greyish in colour. Then, follow step 1 below – this technique is often known as ‘double-podding’, and while fiddly, is well worth the effort for the incredibly tender, bright green beans you’ll…

Country Life's 10 top seasonal recipes for broad beans including broad bean risotto and broad bean and feta salad

This delicious Fava bean chickpea salad is full of plant-based protein and super easy to make. It is also both vegan and gluten-free and great as a side dish and for meal-prep.