Mixed beans in sweet and sour tomato

Name: Mixed beans in sweet and sour tomato
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 15 g (½ oz) fresh parsley, chopped; 15 g (½ oz) fresh coriander, chopped; 2 French shallots, finely chopped; 120 ml (4 fl oz) olive oil; 150 g (5 oz) canned red kidney beans; 150 g (5 oz) canned chickpeas; 2 red chillies, seeded and finely chopped; 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar; 375 g (12 oz) fine French beans, trimmed; 250 g (8 oz) ripe tomatoes

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Salads

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2001

About

A delicious medley of fresh green beans and pulses in a piquant tomato dressing. This salad can be served warm or cold and is ideal as a light lunch with some bread and cheese.

Ingredients

375 g (12 oz) fine French beans, trimmed
250 g (8

Lunch
Vegetarian

Method

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the French beans for 5 minutes, or until just tender but still a little crisp. With the point of a small sharp knife, score a small cross in the skin at the base of the tomatoes, place in a bowl and drain the beans into a colander over them so that the bowl catches the hot water. Set the tomatoes aside while you run cold wate