Beans & Legumes

Gorgeous Chili

Chili means many different things depending on where you are. Heavy on the tomato, well spiced but will not light-your-mouth on fire, uses hunks of meat (chuck, sirloin, brisket, etc.) to slow braise and beans cooked from dried.

Sheet-Pan Trout With Garlicky Broccolini

The benefits of cooking trout whole, butterflied go beyond visual appeal—the large piece drastically reduces the risk of overcooking, and the longer roasting time gives other vegetables on the pan a chance to crisp up.

Brothy Chickpeas with Calabrian Chili

To me, these chickpeas are a perfect simple side dish to any large format protein you’re serving, but they can also be used as a blank canvas for whatever other chickpea journey you’re on. Use them for a frizzled chickpea salad, crush them with some raw garlic and serve with fried eggs.

Frizzled Chickpea Salad

I’d eat these not quite fried, not quite caramelized onions and chickpeas with salty, creamy feta and lots of herbs (leafy, spriggy, coarse!) literally any time of day—an ideal side no matter the meal.

Vinegar-Marinated Butter Beans

These butter beans are just as much a snack as a side for me; I love them as part of a larger spread, alongside raw vegetables, and/or all the cheeses.

Lentils (Daal) with Fried Lemon and Garlic

While red, yellow or brown lentils/daal would work here (black and green will never fully achieve that porridge-like texture, so I would not use them here), I prefer yellow or red because I am superficial and I think those are the most gorgeous quick-cooking lentils.

Beans with Beans

Eat with a very good piece of oil poached tuna with aioli to match, grilled meats (especially lamb), fresh sliced and salted tomatoes, some very cold, orange-y wine.

A Pot of Brothy Beans

Ring in the new year (or any day) with a big pot of brothy beans (yes, this recipe works with black eyed peas!).

Skillet Chicken With White Beans and Caramelized Lemon

One of the best parts of cooking skin-on chicken in a skillet, aside from the obvious (crispy skin), is the delicious fat left behind.

Lemony White Beans With Anchovy and Parmesan

These white beans could potentially be a whole meal, but they are also great alongside another protein since they pull double duty as both starch and salad.