Pasta with Cranberry Beans and Greens

Although various types of dried beans are familiar to us, the same beans, fresh and tender in their pods, are something of a novelty. In late summer and autumn, shell beans, as they are called, can be found in some markets, particularly farmers’ markets. Basically any bean can be treated as a shell bean by allowing it to mature, but cranberry and borlotti beans are the most common. They’re undeniably curious-looking; their drying pods are twisted and shriveled, but inside, the beans