26-06-2025
French bean and rocket side salad with Old Winchester
French beans (or bobby beans as I call them) make a brilliantly simple salad – even just boiled and tossed with chopped shallots and a punchy mustard vinaigrette. I've used Old Winchester here, a fantastic hard cheese made by Lyburn Farm in Salisbury. It's a bit like an aged Gouda or Parmesan – nutty, savoury and full of flavour. But if you can't get your hands on it, don't worry – any good hard cheese will do the job nicely.
