Basic ingredients:

• 1/2 kg green beans
• 1 large red pepper
• 4tbsp olive oil
• 50g serrano ham or bacon

• 1 clove of garlic
• salt
• fresh parsley

Steps:

1. Wash the beans and top and tail them removing any stringy bits and boil for about 8 mins

2. Prepare the pepper by sprinkling with oil and baking for about 30 mins in a preheated oven (180 degrees) then remove from the oven, allow to cool, remove the skin and and seeds inside, cut into strips and set aside

3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the ham or bacon (cut into cubes) with the sliced garlic

4. Add the beans, red pepper, chopped fresh parsley and salt and continue frying for a few more mins before serving

• This recipe also works well if you substitute the beans with peas
• You can use green beans with ham as a part of a tapas meal, as a starter or as a main course.