the beautiful bean

I found fresh borlotti beans at the grocer's this morning. I never fail to be enchanted by their mottled pink and white pods, and the delicate white, green, pale pink and maroon beans. I cooked these in lightly salted boiling water, and then incorporated them into a salad with tomatoes, parsley stalks, parsley, red onion, mint, bread, olive oil and lemon juice. This is good with sausages. Pork and fennel sausages work well. Sausages and beans are meant to go together.