beans

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I kept tearing off pieces of crusty bread and dragging them through the oil before spooning the beans on top.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

The result is less salad than preservation: tender beans suspended in a fragrant pool of olive oil that’s perfect for spooning over toast or scooping up with vegetables.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

The patio was catching the late afternoon sun, and the olive oil surrounding the gigantes — those enormous, tender butter beans — seemed almost gilded.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

The secret to summer beans, at least in my opinion, is to marinate them.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Sea Lion one minute, baked beans on toast the next.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin