Name: Roast sugar snaps & green beans with tonnato dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6 as a side
Ingredients: 600g mix of sugar snaps and green beans, topped but not tailed; 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil; small handful of flat-leaf parsley very finely chopped; 70g tuna drained weight; 4 anchovies drained and chopped; 1 large garlic clove finely chopped; ¾ tsp Dijon mustard; 2 medium egg yolks; 75ml extra virgin olive oil (a fruity one) or a mixture of extra virgin oil and groundnut oil; 1-1½ tsp white wine vinegar; a squeeze of lemon juice; 1 tbsp capers rinsed and soaked in hot water for 30 mins, then drained

Roast sugar snaps & green beans with tonnato dressing served on a plate

600g mix of sugar snaps
and green beans, topped but not tailed
1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
small handful of flat-leaf parsley
very finely chopped

For the tonnato dressing

70g tuna
drained weight
4 anchovies
drained and chopped
1 large garlic clove
finely chopped
¾ tsp Dijon mustard
2 medium egg yolks
75ml extra virgin olive oil
(a fruity one) or a mixture of extra virgin oil and groundnut oil
1-1½ tsp white wine vinegar
a squeeze of lemon juice
1 tbsp capers
rinsed and soaked in hot water for 30 mins, then drained

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. For the dressing, put the tuna, anchovies, garlic, Dijon, egg yolks, some black pepper and a little salt in a food processor. Blitz while slowly adding the oil, a drop at a time, letting the mixture thicken between each addition. Add the vinegar, taste and add however much lemon you think it needs. Stir in the capers. The mixture shouldn’t be as thick as mayonnaise – you should be able to drizzle it. If it’s too thick, whisk in water 1 tsp at a time to loosen.
step 2
Put the beans onto one or two baking trays where they can lie in a single layer. Add the olive oil, toss with your hands and roast for 8 mins. Put some of the tonnato dressing on a platter, then spoon the beans on top. Drizzle with more of the dressing and scatter over the parsley. Offer the rest of the dressing on the side.