• Pickled green beans and broccoli

    Serves: 4 – 6
    Cooking Time: 15 mins

    Ingredients

    • 300g green beans, trimmed
    • 200g tender-stem broccoli, trimmed
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
    • 1 shallot, finely chopped
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) yellow mustard seeds
    • 45ml (3 tbsp) red wine vinegar
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) castor sugar

    Instructions

    1

    Blanch the green beans and broccoli in boiling salted water until al dente then refresh in ice water before draining and setting aside.

    2

    Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the shallot gently until softened.

    3

    Add the mustard seeds and toast for 30 seconds.

    4

    Add the vinegar and castor sugar. Stir to dissolve then pour over the drained beans and broccoli. Allow to cool before serving.