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Coconut & Cashew French Bean Salad
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Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Seasonal French beans and new potatoes are always happy to hop into a salad bowl together, but we’ve given them extra incentive, tempting them with juicy cherry tomatoes, toasted cashews and a mustardy, chilli-flecked dressing made with coconut cream and a squeeze of lime.
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442 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 300g new potatoes
  • 200g French beans
  • 50g coconut cream
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 cayenne chilli
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 35g cashews
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
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  • Sea salt
  • 3 tbsp hot water
You'll need
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Bring a pan of water to the boil. Scrub and halve or quarter the potatoes so they’re all the same size. Drop the potatoes into the water with a pinch of salt. Cook on a medium heat for 12-13 mins till the spuds are nearly tender when pierced with a knife.

  • 2.

    While the potatoes simmer, trim the woody ends off the French beans. Sit the sachet coconut cream in a mug of hot water to melt it.

  • 3.

    Peel and grate the garlic. Finely chop the chilli, removing the seeds for less heat, if you prefer.

  • 4.

    Zest and juice the lime into a small food processor or blender. Add the garlic, chilli and 2 tsp black mustard seeds. Pour in the coconut cream and add 3 tbsp hot water. Add a good pinch of salt and whizz together to make a smooth dressing. No blender or food processor? Mix all the ingredients together for a chunkier, more rustic dressing.

  • 5.

    Toast the cashews in a dry pan for 3-5 mins, shaking the pan, till golden. Tip into a bowl. Halve the cherry tomatoes and place in a large bowl.

  • 6.

    When the potatoes are nearly cooked, add the French beans to the pan. Cook for 2-3 mins, then drain. Leave to steam dry for a few mins. Tip the warm potatoes and beans into the bowl with the tomatoes. Pour in the coconut dressing and stir.

  • 7.

    Divide the salad between a couple of plates. Scatter over the toasted cashews and serve warm.

  • Tip

    Let's get whizzy
    No processor? No problem. Mix all the dressing ingredients together till combined. It wont be as smooth but just as delicious.