Gardening with Children

Broad beans are at their yummy seasonal best round about now.  Try them with bacon for a delicious side dish or snack.

Ingredients
2 or 3 cups of broad beans
6 rashes of bacon
1 onion
dash of olive oil

Method

• Add the shelled broad beans to a pan of boiling water
• Cook for 2 minutes
• Drain and rinse through cold water
• Remove the outer skins
• In a frying pan, add a dash of olive oil and cook the bacon until crispy
• Add a finely chopped onion and cook until the onion is clear
• Add the pre-cooked broad beans and heat through
• Add salt and pepper to taste
• Serve and enjoy!

…And if you would like to avoid wasting the broad bean pods why not trim and remove stringy edges, cut into 3 to 4 cm strips, dip into flour and shallow fry for a slightly unhealthy but tasty treat.