Broad Beans

• Vermicelli Upma

  Try this quick and health snack next time you are hit by a sudden hunger attack.

• Bread Upma

  Not overtly spicy this dish is light and quick to prepare. The South Indian upma made with bread, veggies like carrots and beans and mild spices.

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  The Weekend Cook: Thomasina Miers' Recipes for Tomato Gazpacho with Strawberries, and Griddled Pork Tenderloin with Crushed Broad Beans

  A refreshing, fragrant take on the classic Spanish summer soup, plus a quick and easy pork dish with creamy, herby broad beans on the side

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  The Weekend Cook: Thomasina Miers' Pea and Broad Bean Recipes

  From peas with squid and spaghetti to a broad bean and black pudding salad, theres every reason to get podding at this time of year.

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  The Weekend Cook: Thomasina Miers Makes the Most of Early Summer Veg

  From rocket pesto with young broad beans to a lemony, eggy classic Greek stew, there's so much you can do with early summer veg.

• 18 Recipes for Leftover Mint

  Don't let those sprigs go soggy or dry up. Mint can freshen up many ingredients from broad beans to a courgette and feta saladIn Greek mythology, poor old Minthe, the naiad that caught the wandering eye of Hades, was transformed into a mint plant by...

• How to Make Minestrone Soup With Pesto- Recipe

  With seasonal vegetables and a generous dollop of homemade pesto, minestrone makes a luxurious meal for the whole familyWith one daughter podding peas, the other doing the broad beans and the littlest eating more of the raw peas than is helpful, making...

• Full of Beans: Mary-Ellen McTague's Fresh Broad Bean Recipes

  It takes a little effort to get to the meat of the matter with fresh broad beans, but it's worthwhile. Serve them with everything and make no apologiesAs with most things in cooking - and in life, if I'm being totally honest - when the first broad beans...

• Paint the Town Red: Mary-Ellen McTague's Strawberry Recipes

  One of the most wonderful things about strawberries is that they go with an awful lot of stuffIt's strawberry time. Perfumed, complex and delicious, strawberries are the superstars of the early-summer British garden, alongside asparagus, broad beans and...

• Jack Monroe's Radish, Broad Bean and Mint Risotto Recipe

  Peppery, zingy, easy to grow and delicious - radishes make an unlikely but fantastically summery addition to a risottoThis year, we grew radishes, planting the seeds in compost and pulling up a hundred little beauties a few weeks later. They're easy to...

• Nigel Slater's Broad Bean Recipes

  Wrapped in rice paper or served on lightly toasted sourdough, broad beans make a simple supper into a feastAge may wither the broad bean, but whether they are the size of a pea or a thumbnail, there is always a way to use them. While the beans are young,...

• How to cook the perfect falafel

  Do you make falafel with chickpeas or broad beans, what do you serve them with - and are they the best vegetarian fast food ever?They do fast food properly in the Middle East: chargrilled meaty wraps; crisp, wafer-thin pastries; and, of course,...

• 20 Best Recipes from Nigel Slater's Books: Part 4

  A chicken dish, lamb, pork and more from Tender Vol I, as part of Observer Food Monthly's celebration of Nigel Slater's first 20 years at the ObserverBroad beans, herbs, bacon and its fatEnough for 2shelled broad beans 250gspring onions 6dill a small...

• Alys Fowler: Broad Beans and Peas

  'I'm sure I plant autumn peas and broad beans to satisfy my yearning for green growth in winter'Although I love the end result, I'm sure I plant autumn peas and broad beans to satisfy my yearning for green growth in winter; their tiny shoots symbolise...

• 10 Reasons Why Green is Good for You

  Revolutionize your health with the power of green foods. Green foods are packed with nutrients and are an extremely important part of our diet. They are the healthiest and most filling choices one can make. There are numerous options to choose from, and...