River Cottage

This is a fantastic way of preparing runner beans. The pickle is fresh and sharp and goes perfectly with cheese

• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 2 tsp golden caster sugar
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp coriander seeds, lightly crushed
• Pinch of chilli flakes
• 150g runner beans, destringed and cut into 1cm pieces on an angle

1. Put all the dry ingredients into a plastic bag and shake to combine.

2. Add the beans and give the bag a really good shake to ensure the beans are thoroughly coated in the spice mix. Roll the bag up and set aside for about 2 hours.

3. Before serving drain off the water that has been drawn from the beans.