Galician Flageolet Beans, 400g
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  • Galician Flageolet Beans, 400g

Galician Flageolet Beans, 400g

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DESCRIPTION

Flageolet 'Verdina' beans are a rare variety grown in the lush, rain-soaked regions of Asturias and Galicia, with our latest harvest sourced from Galicia.

The name 'Verdina' comes from the Spanish word 'verde,' meaning 'green,' which perfectly captures the vibrant hue of these beans. They are harvested early, before they have a chance to dry in the pod, and are then carefully dried in the dark to preserve their striking colour and exceptional flavour profile.

Verdina beans are about 15mm long and flat. They are planted in May and need a lot of water (hence their origin in rainy Northern Spain) before being harvested in November.

They are creamy, with a gentle flavour and very thin skin.

Click here for a Verdina and Monte Enebro salad recipe.

Click here for a Verdina beans and clams recipe.

Harvested in Autumn 2024

Cooking your beans

Soak the beans until they are plump and smooth. Usually, 12 hours is enough. Sometimes you may need a few hours more, particularly if the beans are a bit older. In warm weather refrigerate the soaking beans.

When the beans are soaked, rinse and put in a heavy cook pot and cover well with fresh water. Bring the beans to a boil, reduce heat to very low and cover. Simmer gently until tender - usually for 2 to 2.5 hours, or 50-60 minutes if cooked in a pressure cooker. NB Should you find the beans are simmering too hard, you can “shock” them (slow things down) with the addition of a little cold water.

Cooking times vary due to the age of the beans, water hardness and how gently the beans are simmered. Once you’ve cooked them a couple of times you'll get to know them.

Please note: Heirloom beans can reach optimum tenderness relatively quickly so keep an eye on them!


INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS Dried verdina beans STORAGE & CARE Store in a cool and dry place.

Nutrition

Nutrition - Per 100g
Energy 1382 kJ/ 115 kcal
Fat 0.77g
   of which saturates 0.09g
Carbohydrate 42g
   of which sugars 1.6g
Protein 9.1g
Fibre 23.2g
Salt 0.02g
* Typical values per 100g

DELIVERY

STANDARD DELIVERY

Our standard delivery charge to Mainland UK postcodes is £4.50, excluding the Scottish Highlands and Northern Ireland. Orders received before 11:00 am can be despatched for delivery on the next working day, at an unspecified time between 8am and 6pm. Orders received after 11:00 am will be despatched on the next available delivery day after that unless a later date has been selected. We do not deliver Saturday to Monday, so orders received after 11:00 am on Thursdays cannot be despatched until after the weekend for delivery on the following Tuesday at the earliest.

In the checkout process you can select the day that you would like the order to be delivered from the
list of options (Tuesday to Friday). Orders can be placed up to 30 days in advance, or 60 during the Black Friday and Christmas period. You can also choose to designate a ’safe’ place (at your own risk) should no-one be at home to accept delivery. However, we cannot specify delivery times or request telephone calls from the driver.

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, NORTHERN IRELAND AND OFF MAINLAND UK

We are currently unable to ship to Northern Ireland due to Brexit restrictions affecting our courier service.

For all postcodes included in the area designated by our third party courier as being within the Scottish Highlands our delivery charge is £14.95. Please remember that this is generally a 48-hour service and in some cases delivery can take up to 3 days after the delivery date selected online. For this reason it is advisable to consult a member of our sales team before placing the order. We offer free delivery to the
Scottish Highlands and Off Mainland UK on all orders over £100.

JERSEY & GUERNSEY

For all deliveries to Jersey & Guernsey, please place your orders with our agents, Fungi Delecti. Please note, we cannot ship directly. Orders received for these islands will not be dispatched & will be refunded. Orders placed with Fungi Delecti are usually delivered to Jersey addresses within 1-2 days, and Guernsey addresses once per week.”

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