Peas, Beans & Pulses

Pulses are cheaper than other protein ingredients like meat, fish, eggs and cheese.

Nonetheless they are highly nutritious and therefore the next best thing.

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Baby Broad Beans in Parsley Sauce

This recipe if for gardeners who can pick their broad beans very young - no more than finger thick - and co...

This recipe if for gardeners who can pick their broad beans very young - no more than finger thick - and cook them, chopped, in their pods The Delia Online Cookery ...

10 minutes

Vegetarian

Black and white bean soup in a brown soup dish with crispy bacon crumbled on the top

Black Bean Soup with Black Bean Salsa

This soup is simply stunning, one you'll want to make over and over again. Black beans don't have a stro...

This soup is simply stunning, one you'll want to make over and over again. Black beans don't have a strong flavour of their own but they do carry other flavours sup...

1 hour 30 minutes

Boston Baked Beans

This is how baked beans should be – the real American sort and not a bit like the ones that come in tins. ...

This is how baked beans should be – the real American sort and not a bit like the ones that come in tins. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to prepare garl...

6 hours

Braised Lamb Shanks

This is delightfully simple as everything goes into one pot, no accompaniments are needed, and it provides ...

This is delightfully simple as everything goes into one pot, no accompaniments are needed, and it provides a complete menu for two people. It is also very good with...

3 hours

Braised Peas, Rocket and Spring Onions

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavou...

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavour than the younger ones. However, if the peas you are usi...

8 minutes - 15 minutes

a picture of cooked sausages and borlotti beans in a white bowl on a folded napkin

Braised Sausages with Borlotti Beans

You can use any beans in this recipe, but borlotti are the best of all. The smokiness of the pancetta is...

You can use any beans in this recipe, but borlotti are the best of all. The smokiness of the pancetta is also important, but if you can’t get it, use smoked bacon. ...

3 hours

Broad Bean Salad

The fresh broad bean season seems to be so short, I always feel the need to feast as much as possible when ...

The fresh broad bean season seems to be so short, I always feel the need to feast as much as possible when I can, hence this salad. It's good as a first course or t...

5 minutes

A bowl of thick butterbean soup with a fork resting on the side

Butter Bean, Bacon and Parsley Soup

Butter beans, boiled on their own (as I remember them at school) tend to be dull, but they make a good, thi...

Butter beans, boiled on their own (as I remember them at school) tend to be dull, but they make a good, thick, creamy soup and have the great virtue of being able to a...

20 minutes - 30 minutes

Chickpea Salad

The chick peas make this salad filling and substantial, as well as providing essential fibre to your diet. ...

The chick peas make this salad filling and substantial, as well as providing essential fibre to your diet. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make homema...

Chickpea, Chilli and Coriander Soup

This has decidedly Mexican overtones. It isn't too hot and spicy but the presence of the chilli does give i...

This has decidedly Mexican overtones. It isn't too hot and spicy but the presence of the chilli does give it a nice kick, and the flavour and texture of chickpeas is p...

Vegetarian

Chilladas

These spiced lentil cakes really are delicious. Serve with a home-made tomato sauce. The Delia Online...

These spiced lentil cakes really are delicious. Serve with a home-made tomato sauce. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to prepare peppers in our video o...

Vegetarian

Fresh Shelled Pea Soup

This soup is a lovely dark green colour and has all the wonderful ingredients and flavours of peas à la Fra...

This soup is a lovely dark green colour and has all the wonderful ingredients and flavours of peas à la Française – peas, spring onions, lettuce and bacon – blended in...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

Gammon and Broad Beans

Bacon and broad beans have a great affinity, and there’s the added bonus of some bacon-flavoured stock for ...

Bacon and broad beans have a great affinity, and there’s the added bonus of some bacon-flavoured stock for a broad bean soup if the weather’s not good. And if the w...

1 hour

Haricot and Lentil Chilli

Whether you're a vegetarian or not, some meals without meat will eventually become a necessity - but that d...

Whether you're a vegetarian or not, some meals without meat will eventually become a necessity - but that does not mean they can't be just as good, as this proves. ...

Vegetarian

Hummus Bi Tahini

Sesame paste - tahini - is what gives hummus its characteristic taste, so look out for some next time you g...

Sesame paste - tahini - is what gives hummus its characteristic taste, so look out for some next time you go shopping. There are light and dark versions, so choose ...

Vegetarian

Lentil, Bean and Anchovy Salad

This makes a very inexpensive lunch dish for 4 people along with some crusty bread to mop up the juices. ...

This makes a very inexpensive lunch dish for 4 people along with some crusty bread to mop up the juices. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make whi...

Libyan Soup with Couscous

This recipe first appeared in The Food Aid Cookery Book, published in 1986, and was contributed by Mary El-...

This recipe first appeared in The Food Aid Cookery Book, published in 1986, and was contributed by Mary El-Rayes. It's a truly wonderful soup, meaty with lots of fr...

1 hour

Black-eyed Beancakes

Black-eyed beans are the lovely nutty beans that are popular in recipes from the deep south of America and,...

Black-eyed beans are the lovely nutty beans that are popular in recipes from the deep south of America and, with the addition of other vegetables, they make very good ...

Vegetarian

Minestrone with Orecchiette

The cheating element come from having most of the vegetables ready prepared and the beans ready cooked. ...

The cheating element come from having most of the vegetables ready prepared and the beans ready cooked. I'm not pretending it's totally authentic but, believe me, t...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

Oxtail Braised in Guinness

I am not surprised that oxtail has become rather fashionable in restaurants now because any meat that is co...

I am not surprised that oxtail has become rather fashionable in restaurants now because any meat that is cooked near the bone has a special sweetness and succulence. ...

2 hours 30 minutes

Puree of Peas

This makes a nice accompaniment to 1 lb (450 g) ordinary fried sausages. The Delia Online Cookery School...

This makes a nice accompaniment to 1 lb (450 g) ordinary fried sausages. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to chop onions in our video, press the recipe im...

Purée of Broad Beans

This light, fluffy green purée would be an excellent accompaniment to any pork or bacon dish, and is a love...

This light, fluffy green purée would be an excellent accompaniment to any pork or bacon dish, and is a lovely partner to some good pork sausages. The Delia Online C...

4 minutes - 6 minutes

a picture of a white casserole dish with cooked chicken butter beans chorizo and tomatoes with a spoon resting on the side

Spanish Chicken with Butter Beans

This recipe comes from our former Executive Chef, Lucy Crabb, at the football club, and it's been served bo...

This recipe comes from our former Executive Chef, Lucy Crabb, at the football club, and it's been served both at large banquets and in the restaurant to great acclaim....

Spiced Chickpea Cakes

At the football club we're always trying out new ideas for vegetarians (ie the real ones who don't eat fish...

At the football club we're always trying out new ideas for vegetarians (ie the real ones who don't eat fish). This one's a real winner and can hold its own against ...

Vegetarian