Name: Mixed beans with many spices and lovage
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 250 g shelled broad beans (fresh or frozen); 2 tbsp chopped lovage; 200 g flat beans (or Helda beans), sliced at an angle; salt and black pepper; 400 g canned chopped tomatoes (with their juices); 1 tsp each ground ginger and cardamom; pinch of ground cloves; 150 g sugar snaps, halved at an angle; 1 tsp caster sugar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 tsp tomato purée; ½ tsp each ground cumin, turmeric and coriander; 2 garlic cloves, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi

Published 2010

About

This is a wonderfully aromatic dish that uses an abundance of spices, resulting in a curry-like delicacy. It can be served warm with a mix of basmati and wild rice or at room temperature as a side dish.

Lovage looks like flat-leaf parsley but tastes like intense celery. Use it sparingly and you’ll find it adds tons of character to salads, lentil dishes and creamy sauces. If you can’t get hold of it, substitute with coriander or tarragon.