They are also good for flavouring meat stews or lamb dishes. Egyptian ful medames is a dish of cooked broad beans (a small dried variety called ‘ful’) flavoured with garlic and lemon.

Cook up Potato and Bacon Hash with cheesy baked beans, roast Cannellini beans for a snack or make burgers out of black beans.

Dried pinto beans are soaked overnight, cooked, then mashed before they are fried in oil with finely minced onions, garlic ...

While fresh fava beans are only available seasonally, you can buy dried fava beans, both whole and split, year-round. "Dried favas taste like a cross between a white bean and a chickpea," says ...

Dried beans are one of the most economical items ... smoked paprika and cumin. I have seen recipes that add cayenne, taco seasoning and even chili powder. Serve with a spritz of fresh lime juice.

I love the addition of blanched broad beans but the salad will still be lovely without them if you cannot find them. This is a brilliant vegetarian dish, inspired by a recipe I adapted from one of ...