This broad bean recipe is such a good example of how great garden fresh ingredients shine with very simple treatments - you really appreciate how delicious those little beans are.

Ingredients

1 kg broad bean pods
30g butter

1⁄2 cup shredded mint
1⁄4 cup black olives
Juice 1 lemon
1⁄2 cup cubed feta

Method

Shell the beans and prepare all the other ingredients Blanch the beans in lightly salted water for approx. 3 minutes.
 Quickly pop them out of their grey skins and into a bowl. In a fry pan gently melt the butter and add the olives and beans and lemon juice.

Season and add the feta and mint.
 Serve on toast or under some grilled fish or chicken