Green beans, string beans, snap beans, haricots verts—whatever ... They’re available year-round, they’re quick to cook and they complement almost any meal. Try our best-ever green bean ...

Boil: Cook prepared beans in boiling water with a pinch of salt for 10 to 15 minutes ... Turn them a few times with a tongs until they are cooked through and slightly charred. Snap beans can be canned ...

Fresh beans will ‘snap’ easily and look moist and juicy ... When you come to use them, cook them from frozen in boiling, salted water. Top and tail the beans and pull away any strings (these ...

To tell how fresh they are, snap one in ... To freeze beans, wash them well then top and tail. Blanch, plunge into iced water, drain well and pack in polythene bags. Cook them from frozen in ...

Celebrate peak produce with these seasonal appetizers starring artichokes, radishes, sugar snap peas, fava beans, and more.

Set the tone for any springtime meal with this vibrant, light salad of fresh sugar snap peas with ricotta ... of smashed spring fava beans, mint, and pecorino. Cook and shell the fava beans ...

Cook and shell the fava beans in advance to save time. Maneet Chauhan brings fresh English, snow, and sugar snap peas together in this medley with punchy spices and cooling lemon raita.